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Worm Pipefish

Nerophis lumbriciformis

605Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
25Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan15
Feb27
Mar73
Apr70
May47
Jun33
Jul60
Aug91
Sep86
Oct59
Nov21
Dec6

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England113
2Plymouth England51
3Devon England38
4Ards and North Down Northern Ireland26
5Isles of Scilly England15
6Pembrokeshire Wales9
7Gwynedd Wales5
8East Lothian Scotland5
9North Ayrshire Scotland5
10Highland Scotland4
11Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland4
12Dorset England3
13Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland3
14Isle of Wight England2
15Isle of Anglesey Wales2
343 England37 Scotland24 Wales111 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 25 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
605
Peak month
August
Counties with records
25
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Nerophis lumbriciformis
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
436
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Plymouth
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Syngnathiformes
Family
Syngnathidae
Genus
Nerophis
Name with authority
Nerophis lumbriciformis (Jenyns, 1835)
Described
1835
Contributing datasets
38

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2069414 · GBIF 2333323