Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
Associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 20 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 36°N - 31°S, 32°E - 137°W (Ref. 847)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm COLD maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 269)
The coral is circular in outline, up to 30 cm in diameter. The upper surface is fairly rough due to moderate to deeply incised septal dentations on most septocostae, and the lower surface is rough due to costal spines (Ref. 269). The coral is circular in outline, up to 30 cm in diameter.
Maximum depth from Ref. 98471. Found at intermediate depths on reef slopes (Ref. 269). Also on back reefs, reef flats, and lagoons. Solitary, free-living (Ref. 98471).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Strumenti
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.6 (based on 2495 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
