Iridogorgia curva
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Iridogorgia curva   Xu, Watling & Xu, 2025

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Octocorallia | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae

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

Benthic; depth range ? - 1081 m (Ref. 137968).  Tropical

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: Micronesia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137968)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Depth and maximum size based from original description (Ref. 137968). Found on rocky bottom from a seamount at a depth of 1081 meters (Ref. 137968).

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

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Xu, Y., L. Watling, Z. Zhan and K. Xu 2025 Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae). Part 2: unexpected diversity of the genus Iridogorgia in the tropical western Pacific with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5689(3):451-486. (Ref. 137968)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543)		 Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).