Octocorallia |
Scleralcyonacea |
Chrysogorgiidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range ? - 1081 m (Ref. 137968). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Micronesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137968)
Depth and maximum size based from original description (Ref. 137968). Found on rocky bottom from a seamount at a depth of 1081 meters (Ref. 137968).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Xu, Y., L. Watling, Z. Zhan and K. Xu 2025 Studies on western Pacific gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae). Part 2: unexpected diversity of the genus Iridogorgia in the tropical western Pacific with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 5689(3):451-486. (Ref. 137968)
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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PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
