
DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Edwardsianthus pudicus
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, July, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Photos

(c) James Telford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) eklemp, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Edwardsia adenensis, Edwardsia bocki, Edwardsia pudica, Edwardsia rakaiyae, Edwardsia rekaiyae, Edwardsia stephensoni, Edwardsia vermiformis, Edwardsianthus pudica, Edwardsianthus pudicua, Edwardsiella pudica
Similar species

- Lined sea anemone
Edwardsiella lineata


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).
- 31 open-data records from 1877 to 1877.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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