Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Merulinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 40 m (Ref. 848). Tropical; 36°N - 26°S, 95°E - 163°E (Ref. 848)
Indo-West Pacific: from Red Sea and eastern Africa, east to Solomon Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Formation: phaceloid (predominant in high latitudes and very shallow water) or plocoid. Corallites: short, sturdy, 10 to 15 mm across, often with multiple mouths. Poorly developed costae. Color: dull cream, gray, and green (Ref. 848).
Occurs in shallow reefs and subtropical rocky foreshores (Ref. 848).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. 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.
Veron, J.E.N. and G. Hodgson 1989 Annotated checklist of the hermatypic corals of the Philippines. Pacific Science 43:234-287. (Ref. 8817)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.5 - 29.1, mean 28.3 (based on 850 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
