Paracalyptrophora hawaiiensis

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth386–989 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, July, and November
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: 12 records
February: 6 records
March: 106 records
April: 12 records
May: 97 records
June: 3 records
July: 127 records
August: 10 records
September: 49 records
October: 22 records
November: 109 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 386–989 m · Deepest record: 1,260 m

170–180 m: 1 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210–220 m: 0 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280+ m: 556 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 215 records
26–28 °C: 205 records
28–30 °C: 132 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Paracalyptrophora hawaiinensis

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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).
567 open-data records from 1972 to 2024.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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