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Peponocyathus orientalis

  • Corals and anemones
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth100–507 m
  • Water temperature13–29 °C
  • Best monthsSeptember, October, 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: 1 records
  • February: 20 records
  • March: 26 records
  • April: 13 records
  • May: 19 records
  • June: 19 records
  • July: 14 records
  • August: 11 records
  • September: 36 records
  • October: 41 records
  • November: 49 records
  • December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 100–507 m · Deepest record: 4,914 m

  • 30–40 m: 3 records
  • 40–50 m: 1 records
  • 50–60 m: 2 records
  • 60–70 m: 4 records
  • 70–80 m: 4 records
  • 80–90 m: 10 records
  • 90–100 m: 18 records
  • 100–110 m: 17 records
  • 110–120 m: 3 records
  • 120–130 m: 3 records
  • 130–140 m: 5 records
  • 140+ m: 365 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

  • 12–14 °C: 2 records
  • 14–16 °C: 4 records
  • 16–18 °C: 5 records
  • 18–20 °C: 21 records
  • 20–22 °C: 28 records
  • 22–24 °C: 24 records
  • 24–26 °C: 29 records
  • 26–28 °C: 46 records
  • 28–30 °C: 282 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Deltocyathoides japonicum, Deltocyathoides japonicus, Deltocyathoides orientalis, Deltocyathus (Paradeltocyathus) orientalis, Deltocyathus lens, Deltocyathus minutus, Deltocyathus orientalis, Notocyathus (Paradeltocyathus) orientalis, Notocyathus orientalis, Paradeltocyathus orientalis, Peponocyathus lens

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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).
  • 535 open-data records from 1906 to 2008.
  • Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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