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Pulsating Xenid
Heteroxenia fuscescens
- Usual depth5–29 m
- Water temperature24–28 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Heteroxenia fuscescens is a species of soft coral in the family Xeniidae. The species was first described in 1834 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg as Xenia fuscescens.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Heteroxenia fuscescens”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
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: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–29 m · Deepest record: 28.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C
Photos
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Pulsating Xenid
Other scientific names: Xenia fuscescens
Similar species
Pulse coralAnthelia glauca
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 17 open-data records from 2005 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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