DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Polycheira rufescens
- Usual depth1–6 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- ムラサキクルマナマコ
- Korean
- 보라바퀴해삼
- Simplified Chinese
- 紫輪參
Other scientific names: Chiridota dubia, Chiridota incongrua, Chiridota panaensis, Chiridota rufescens, Chiridota variabilis, Chirodota vitiensis, Fistularia fusca, Polycheira fusca, Polycheira vitiensis
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).
- 263 open-data records from 1835 to 2023.
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