Gardineria hawaiiensis

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth288–593 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 1 records
March: 6 records
April: 4 records
May: 14 records
June: 13 records
July: 13 records
August: 5 records
September: 35 records
October: 38 records
November: 24 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 288–593 m · Deepest record: 1,150 m

140–150 m: 2 records
150–160 m: 1 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 3 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 2 records
240–250 m: 1 records
250+ m: 302 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 22 records
20–22 °C: 32 records
22–24 °C: 39 records
24–26 °C: 164 records
26–28 °C: 47 records
28–30 °C: 9 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Gardineria musorstomica

Similar species

Gardineria philippinensis

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).
383 open-data records from 1902 to 2015.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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