DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Melithaea variabilis
- Usual depth24–58 m
- Water temperature29–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) luluchouette, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by luluchouette · CC BY · iNaturalist
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: 7 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 24–58 m · Deepest record: 57.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Photos
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Donald Davesne · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Gorgone réticulée
Other scientific names: Acabaria variabilis, Melitodes variabilis
Similar species
Bicolor GorgonianMelithaea bicolor
Isis ocraceaMelithaea ochracea
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).
- 9 open-data records from 1905 to 1905.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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