Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
Riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 3 - 35 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 35°N - 34°S, 27°E - 175°W (Ref. 846)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 25.0 cm BRW Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 269)
This hispidose branching coral forms colonies up to several meters in diameter and is common from shallow to intermediate depths throughout its range. It has stout branches up to 25 cm thick that appear "knobby" on the surface due to secondary branchlets of even height (Ref. 269).
Common at shallow to intermediate depths throughout its range (Ref. 269). On subtidal reef tops, walls and slopes (Ref. 98471).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113712). 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 (Ref. 833).
Hodgson, G. 1998. (Ref. 269)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES Status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 28.8, mean 27.6 (based on 470 cells).
Verwundbarkeit
Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Preiskategorie
Unknown.
