Octocorallia |
Scleralcyonacea |
Helioporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 3 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: West to Red Sea; north to southern Japan; east to Samoa; and south to New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm COLD hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 269)
Forms large colonies, more than 100 cm in diameter, that may be massive, or most commonly, composed of vertical branches or folia. The surface appearance is very smooth, and the color in life is a distinctive grey-brown with white tips. The entire skeleton is blue (Ref. 269).
Depth based from occurrence (Ref. 8294); to be replaced with a better reference. Most common in shallow water (Ref. 269), on reefs at typically less than 2 m. Also in exposed reef areas, reef flats and the intertidal zone (Ref. 98471).
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.
Ross, M.A. and G. Hodgson 1981 A quantitative study of hermatypic coral diversity and zonation at Apo Reef, Mindiro, Philippines. Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Syposium, Manila 2:281-291. (Ref. 8294)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fiskeri: av potentiellt intresse
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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): 25.1 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2158 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
