Parazoanthus elongatus

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 10 records
March: 8 records
April: 14 records
May: 6 records
June: 4 records
July: 4 records
August: 2 records
September: 7 records
October: 6 records
November: 4 records
December: 8 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 16–150 m · Deepest record: 150 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–21 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) apteryx54, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Similar species

Parazoanthus dichroicus
Parazoanthus douglasi
Parazoanthus lividum
Hawaiian gold coral
Kulamanamana haumeaae
Isozoanthus africanus

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).
31 open-data records from 1981 to 2020.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.