Smooth blind lobster

Pentacheles laevis

Crustaceans
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth769–1,338 m
Water temperature6–30 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and November
How commonRare

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About this species

Pentacheles laevis, also known as the smooth blind decapod, is a species of crustacean in the family Polychelidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Pentacheles laevis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 5 records
March: 6 records
April: 27 records
May: 28 records
June: 18 records
July: 19 records
August: 10 records
September: 5 records
October: 10 records
November: 29 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 769–1,338 m · Deepest record: 2,115 m

0–10 m: 7 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 148 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 6–30 °C

4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 3 records
10–12 °C: 23 records
12–14 °C: 16 records
14–16 °C: 21 records
16–18 °C: 18 records
18–20 °C: 36 records
20–22 °C: 41 records
22–24 °C: 39 records
24–26 °C: 33 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Smooth blind lobster, smooth blind lobster

Names in 2 more languages

French: polychèle lisse
Simplified Chinese: 光滑五螯蝦, 光滑五螯蝦(滑五螯蝦)

Other scientific names: Pentacheles Beaumontii, Pentacheles gracilis, Polycheles beaumontii, Polycheles dubius, Polycheles gracilis, Polycheles granulatus, Polycheles laevis

Similar species

Polycheles typhlops
Flatback blind lobster
Stereomastis sculpta
Polycheles baccatus
Polycheles coccifer
Pink Blind Lobster
Stereomastis phosphorus
Stereomastis polita

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
377 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.

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