Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Merulinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 40 m (संदर्भ 847). Tropical; 36°N - 30°S, 32°E - 137°W (संदर्भ 847)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / आकार / Weight / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 100.0 cm COLD पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (संदर्भ 269)
Colonies form encrusting plates (up to 1 m diameter) which may develop short (10 cm), gnarled, vertical branches, particularly in shallow water. Corallites are arranged in near parallel rows that meander slightly. The walls are almost the same width as the corallites. Septa are continuous over walls between adjacent corallites (Ref. 269). Zooxanthellate (Ref. 19).
Common at shallow to intermediate depths (Ref. 269) in a wide variety of reef environments, especially in lagoons (Ref. 101940). Zooxanthellae (Ref. 19).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | 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).
Hodgson, G. 1998 Corals. p. 101-122. In Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem (eds) FAO species identifidication guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 1. Seaweeds, coral, bivalves and gastropods. FAO Rome. (संदर्भ 269)
IUCN Red List Status
(संदर्भ 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (संदर्भ 108899)
CMS (संदर्भ 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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साधन
अधिक जानकारी
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
संघटक आहार
आहार खपत
परभक्षी
Population dynamicsबाढ़Max. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionबहुतायत PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.9 - 29, mean 27.9 (based on 814 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.