Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Poritidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 50 m (Ref. 83917). Tropical
Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Colonies are usually grey and uniform in color with sturdy fused branches. Corallites are deeply excavated with a coarse coenosteum. Tentacles are extended during the day.
Common in shallow water in Bocas del Torro, Panama (Ref. 415). In Belize, it was found in a submarine cave near Columbus Cay at a depth of 10 m (Ref. 87209).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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).
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: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.5 - 28, mean 27.3 (based on 198 cells).
Price category
Unknown.