Tuberculate night anemone

Alicia sansibarensis

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–22 m
Water temperature8–28 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonRare

About this species

Alicia sansibarensis, commonly known as tuberculate night anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Aliciidae. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Alicia sansibarensis have tentacles that are very long and snake, which are used for the protection of clownfish from predators.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Alicia sansibarensis”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 4 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 24 m

0–10 m: 22 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–28 °C

6–8 °C: 3 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 10 records
12–14 °C: 14 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 3 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

English: Tuberculate night anemone, tuberculate night anemone

Similar species

Night Anemone
Alicia pretiosa
Crab anemone
Triactis producta
Hell's fire sea anemone
Phyllodiscus semoni

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
38 open-data records from 2014 to 2020.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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