DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Serpent coral
Pachyseris gemmae
- Usual depth6–14 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
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: 2 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–14 m · Deepest record: 14.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Serpent coral, serpent coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- イボリュウモンサンゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 短波紋珊瑚
Similar species
- Serpent coral
Pachyseris speciosa
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).
- 15 open-data records from 1955 to 2006.
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