How deep does the Japanese Scaleworm live?

The Japanese Scaleworm (Sthenolepis japonica) is typically found at 15–2000 m.

Japanese Scaleworm

Sthenolepis japonica

Group: Other
Typical depth: 15–2000 m

This burrowing bristle worm lives buried in soft bottoms across an enormous depth range, from about 15 metres down to 2,000 metres. It is a predator, everting a jawed throat to seize small animals in the sediment.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Sigalionidae › Sthenolepis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 209682.

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How deep does the Japanese Scaleworm live?: The Japanese Scaleworm (Sthenolepis japonica) is typically found at 15–2000 m.