DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Premocyathus dentiformis
- Usual depth181–658 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 181–658 m · Deepest record: 910 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 齒形皺杯珊瑚
Other scientific names: Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ceratoconus, Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) compressa, Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) compressa, Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) compressus, Caryophyllia (Premocyathus) dentiformis, Caryophyllia compressa, Caryophyllia dentiformis, Placotrochides dentiformis, Premocyathus compressus
Similar species
- Devonshire cup coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii
- Prolific coral
Anomocora fecunda
- Horn stony coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia
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).
- 84 open-data records from 1899 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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