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Prionocidaris baculosa

  • Other invertebrates
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth5–113 m
  • Water temperature22–29 °C
  • Best monthsJune and December
  • How commonRare
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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 2 records
  • February: 8 records
  • March: 5 records
  • April: 5 records
  • May: 5 records
  • June: 15 records
  • July: 7 records
  • August: 4 records
  • September: 3 records
  • October: 5 records
  • November: 0 records
  • December: 19 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–113 m · Deepest record: 196.5 m

  • 0–10 m: 7 records
  • 10–20 m: 1 records
  • 20–30 m: 0 records
  • 30–40 m: 3 records
  • 40–50 m: 6 records
  • 50–60 m: 7 records
  • 60–70 m: 5 records
  • 70–80 m: 4 records
  • 80–90 m: 2 records
  • 90–100 m: 3 records
  • 100–110 m: 7 records
  • 110+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

  • 22–24 °C: 13 records
  • 24–26 °C: 13 records
  • 26–28 °C: 26 records
  • 28–30 °C: 50 records

Names and classification

Names in 3 more languages
Japanese
ノコギリウニ
Korean
톱니관극성게
Simplified Chinese
環鋸棘頭帕海膽, 鋸棘頭帕

Other scientific names: Cidaris (Cidaris) baculosa, Cidaris (Leiocidaris) baculosa, Cidaris (Rhabdocidaris) baculosa, Cidaris baculosa, Cidaris krohnii, Cidaris lima, Cidaris ornata, Cidarites baculosa, Leiocidaris baculosa, Leiocidaris cidaris, Phyllacanthus baculosa, Phyllacanthus baculosus, Rhabdocidaris baculosa, Schleinitzia crenularis

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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).
  • 219 open-data records from 1816 to 2019.

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