
DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Pararhaphoxya sinclairi
- Usual depth13–109 m
- Water temperature16–18 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–109 m · Deepest record: 109 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–18 °C
Photos

(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) catchwords, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Axinella sinclairi, Spongia sinclairi
Similar species
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 13 open-data records from 2009 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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