DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Sapphire Flatworm
Pseudoceros caeruleocinctus
- Usual depth12.2 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12.2 m · Deepest record: 12.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sapphire Flatworm
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Ver plat saphir
Other scientific names: Pseudoceros sapphirinus
Similar species
- Racing Stripe Flatworm
Pseudoceros bifurcus
- Divided flatworm
Pseudoceros dimidiatus
- Fuchsia Flatworm
Pseudoceros ferrugineus
- Laing Island flatworm
Pseudoceros laingensis
- Linda's flatworm
Pseudoceros lindae
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).
- 23 open-data records from 1987 to 2010.
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