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Millepora complanata   Lamarck, 1816

Bladed fire coral

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Fenner, D., 1999
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Glover's Reef Atoll (Ref. 85586), Twin Cays (Ref. 86642), and Tobacco Reef (Ref. 87223). C: Ref. 83917, 87223; O: Ref. 87223.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bright, T.J., 2010
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bladed fire coral, ... more

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

Hydrozoa > Anthoathecata (Anthomedusae; athecate hydroids) > Milleporidae (fire corals)

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

Sessile; brackish; depth range 0 - 45 m (Ref. 83917).   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic. Subtropical and tropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Colonies for thin, upright blades or plates that are somewhat branched (Ref. 415).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

In shallow reef habitats with surge or more flow that A. alcicornis habitats (Ref. 415). Colonial (Ref. 19). Known from mangroves (Ref. 86642).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Reproduction occurs only in hydroid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 14).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (A3c); Date assessed: 01 June 2021

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.5 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 250 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.