DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Patinapta ooplax
- Usual depth17 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 17 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒモイカリナマコ
- Korean
- 둥근닻해삼
Other scientific names: Synapta ooplax
Similar species
Worm-like Sea CucumberLeptosynapta inhaerens
Labidoplax adriaticaOestergrenia digitata
Snake Sea CucumberSynapta maculata
Lion's Paw Sea CucumberEuapta godeffroyi
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).
- 12 open-data records from 1882 to 2020.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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