BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Lanice conchilega
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Lizzie Tyler	Data supplied by	University of Sheffield
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Lanice conchilega is found around all coasts of Britain and Ireland.
Global distribution	Lanice conchilega is found from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, in the Arabian Gulf and the Pacific.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	Hartmann-Shröder (1971; cited in Carey, 1987) reported that Lanice conchilega was found from the low water neap tide mark down to 1700m.

Substratum preferences	Coarse clean sand Sandy mud Fine clean sand Muddy sand	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Strait / sound Estuary Enclosed coast / Embayment
Biological zone	Lower Eulittoral Sublittoral Fringe Upper Infralittoral Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral Circalittoral Offshore Bathybenthic (Bathyal)	Wave exposure	Moderately Exposed Sheltered Very Sheltered Extremely Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Strong (3-6 kn) Moderately Strong (1-3 kn) Weak (<1 kn) Very Weak (negligible)	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu) Variable (18-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Carey, 1987, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Hayward et al., 1996, Fish & Fish, 1996, Beukema, 1990, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Julie Bremner, unpub data,