Octocorallia |
Malacalcyonacea |
Carijoidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 40 - 45 m (Ref. 138547). Subtropical
Eastern Central Atlantic: Canary Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm COLD male/unsexed; (Ref. 138547)
Depth range and maximum size based on original description (Ref. 138547). Found on a rope where its larger stalk is colonised by filamentous algae and sponges at depths of 40 to 45 meters (Ref. 138547).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ocaña Vicente, O., D. Correa Bethencourt, O. Moterroso Hoyos, A. Rosales Ruiz, A. Congil Ross, R. Herrera Pérez, L. Moro Abad, M. Garcia Diaz, S. Cozzi Febles, C.J. Tovar Barrera and A. Brito Hernandez 2024 One ancient endemic species and five new exotic crypto-species of Carijoidae family (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) from Canary Islands sea-bottoms, caused by global shipping. Rev. Acad. Canar. Cienc. 35(1):87-130. (Ref. 138547)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
High vulnerability (60 of 100). |
