DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
banded tube-dwelling anemone
Isarachnanthus nocturnus
- Usual depth1 m
- Water temperature15–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 33 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C
Photos
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Daniel Z, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Brasher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- banded tube-dwelling anemone
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Cérianthe rayé
- Thai
- ดอกไม้ทะเลท่อ
Other scientific names: Arachnanthus nocturnus
Similar species
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).
- 145 open-data records from 1977 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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