Atoll Coralbrotula
Diancistrus atollorum
- Usual depth2–7 m
- Water temperature29–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly and October
- How commonRare
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: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–7 m · Deepest record: 6.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Atoll Coralbrotula
Similar species
- Allen's Coralbrotula
Diancistrus alleni
- Humpbacked Coralbrotula
Diancistrus altidorsalis
- Beate's Coralbrotula
Diancistrus beateae
- Shortnosed Coralbrotula
Diancistrus brevirostris
- Lonely Coralbrotula
Diancistrus eremitus
- Fiji Coralbrotula
Diancistrus fijiensis
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).
- 4 open-data records from 1953 to 1954.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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