Haliclona venustina

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–28 m
Water temperature15–23 °C
Best monthsJanuary, July, and November
How commonRare

All species

Photo credit: (c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 2 records
March: 1 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 3 records
July: 4 records
August: 1 records
September: 1 records
October: 2 records
November: 4 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–28 m · Deepest record: 51 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–23 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 13 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Photos

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Adocia venustina

Similar species

ashy horny sponge
Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea
Blue Caribbean sponge
Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea
Haliclona acoroides
Haliclona koremella
Haliclona tyria
Haliclona cavernosa

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).
24 open-data records from 1958 to 2017.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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