| Family: |
Thyroscyphidae () |
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| Environment: |
sessile; marine; depth range 1 - 805 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic. Tropical and subtropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Colonial (Ref. 19). Known from sounds, caves, shallow coastal benthic habitats (< 25 m), deeper coastal substrates (25- 100m) of the offshore fore-reef slope and Banks (Ref. 86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, low spur and groove zones, sand trough, outer ridge and fore-reef slopes on substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 5 to 31 m (Ref. 87156). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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