Toxometra paupera

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth54–510 m
Water temperature28–29 °C
Best monthsAugust
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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 6 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 54–510 m · Deepest record: 510 m

50–60 m: 1 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
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160+ m: 6 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C

28–30 °C: 7 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Toxometra purpurea

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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).
8 open-data records from 1899 to 1909.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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