Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Veron, J.E.N., 2000
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Trindade and Martin Vaz Island (Ref. 121684). C: Ref. 121684; M: Ref. 848.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Santos, M.E.A., E. Faria-Junior, A.W. Aued, L. Peluso, M.V. Kitahara, D.O. Pires and C. Zilberberg, 2020
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Stony coral, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Anthozoa > Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Faviidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 30 m (Ref. 848). Tropical; 0°N - 25°S, 45°W - 31°W (Ref. 848)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Colony: massive, flattened rather than hemispherical, diameter often more than 1 m. Corallites: compact, neatly rounded, uniform size. Septo-costae: exsert, equal, uniform space. Color: uniform dark gray with paler oral discs (Ref. 848).

Zooxanthellate (Ref. 121684). Occurs in shallow reef environments (Refs. 848, 121684). On rocky reef (Ref. 121684).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 848)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) ; Date assessed: 02 August 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Mussismilia leptophylla (Verrill, 1868)