How deep does the Polychaetes live?

The Polychaetes (Hyperhalosydna striata) is typically found at 8–90 m.

Polychaetes

Hyperhalosydna striata

Group: Other
Typical depth: 8–90 m

A scale worm clad in overlapping plates along its back, this bristleworm lives between about 8 and 90 metres. Scale worms of its family are hunters, taking small crustaceans, other worms, snails, brittle stars and even sponges and hydroids.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Annelida › Polychaeta › Phyllodocida › Polynoidae › Hyperhalosydna

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 333656.

FAQ

How deep does the Polychaetes live?: The Polychaetes (Hyperhalosydna striata) is typically found at 8–90 m.