Eguchipsammia fistula

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth203–425 m
Water temperature7–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember and November
How commonOccasional

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 3 records
March: 0 records
April: 9 records
May: 5 records
June: 5 records
July: 45 records
August: 20 records
September: 138 records
October: 49 records
November: 95 records
December: 27 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 203–425 m · Deepest record: 1,300 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 443 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–29 °C

6–8 °C: 2 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 10 records
20–22 °C: 24 records
22–24 °C: 25 records
24–26 °C: 361 records
26–28 °C: 41 records
28–30 °C: 9 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ホソキサンゴ
Simplified Chinese: 枝管江口沙珊瑚

Other scientific names: Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) fistula, Balanophyllia fistula, Dendrophyllia fistula, Dendrophyllia oahensis, Thecopsammia fistula

Similar species

Eguchipsammia gaditana
Eguchipsammia wellsi
Beaked stony coral
Enallopsammia rostrata
Bowl coral
Duncanopsammia peltata
Endopachys grayi
Smooth bum coral
Heteropsammia cochlea

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).
506 open-data records from 1899 to 2017.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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