Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Agariciidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 4 - 35 m (Ref. 8294). Tropical; 36°N - 34°S, 26°E - 137°W (Ref. 847)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 98471. Most common on lower reef slopes (Ref. 98471).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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).
Nishikawa, T. 2004 A new deep-water lancelet (Cephalochordata) from off Cape Nomamisaki, South West Japan, with a proposal of the revised system recovering the genus Asymmetron. Zoological Science 21:1131-1136. (Ref. 766)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.7 - 29, mean 28 (based on 668 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
