Culicia tenella

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth30–34 m
Water temperature19–28 °C
Best monthsJanuary and October
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 9 records
February: 4 records
March: 4 records
April: 5 records
May: 7 records
June: 2 records
July: 0 records
August: 3 records
September: 6 records
October: 12 records
November: 7 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 30–34 m · Deepest record: 34 m

30–40 m: 7 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–28 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 4 records

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Names and classification

Other scientific names: Culicia natalensis

Similar species

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
41 open-data records from 1964 to 1998.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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