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Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 848). Tropical; 30°N - 27°S, 32°E - 132°E (Ref. 848)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Madagascar and Egypt to Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Colonies massive and cerioid to submeandroid with thin, acute walls. Polyps are fleshy. Well-developed columellae. Color: uniform dark brown or red, with pale tops to walls. (Ref. 127521).
Inhabits shallow coral reefs that may be exposed to some wave action (Ref. 848, 127521). Colonies are encrusting (Ref. 127521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end.
Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 848)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.4 - 29.2, mean 28.6 (based on 898 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
