Where does the arrow worm live?
Parasagitta elegans has 20,719 records in 22 countries and territories, from 1876 to 2026. Most records come from Canada.
- 20,719 records
- 22 places
- 96 years recorded
- Sagittoidea class
AnimaliaChaetognathaSagittoideaAphragmophoraSagittidaeParasagitta
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5,231 | |
| Russia | 4,575 | |
| United States | 3,280 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 2,226 | |
| United Kingdom | 1,109 | |
| Japan | 845 | |
| Netherlands | 348 | |
| Sweden | 267 | |
| Norway | 246 | |
| Belgium | 213 | |
| South Korea | 160 | |
| Poland | 97 | |
| Greenland | 75 | |
| Denmark | 58 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 18 | |
| Germany | 15 | |
| Latvia | 12 | |
| Faroe Islands | 7 | |
| France | 6 | |
| Ireland | 4 | |
| Iceland | 2 | |
| Nigeria | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Sagittidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.