Iridogorgia magnispiralis

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1,240–2,151 m
Water temperature19–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 19 records
March: 254 records
April: 225 records
May: 76 records
June: 29 records
July: 130 records
August: 385 records
September: 1,097 records
October: 245 records
November: 263 records
December: 68 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1,240–2,151 m · Deepest record: 3,941 m

260–270 m: 1 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 1 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320–330 m: 0 records
330–340 m: 0 records
340–350 m: 0 records
350–360 m: 0 records
360–370 m: 0 records
370+ m: 2,789 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C

18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 96 records
22–24 °C: 85 records
24–26 °C: 479 records
26–28 °C: 137 records
28–30 °C: 198 records

Names and classification

Similar species

Iridogorgia bella
Iridogorgia superba
Chrysogorgia geniculata
Metallogorgia melanotrichos
Agassiz's gilded coral
Chrysogorgia agassizii
Chrysogorgia comans

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).
2,804 open-data records from 1988 to 2025.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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