How deep does the Sardinia Coral live?

The Sardinia Coral (Corallium rubrum) is typically found at 10–1016 m.

How big does the Sardinia Coral get?

The Sardinia Coral grows to about 3 cm.

Sardinia Coral

Corallium rubrum

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 10–1016 m
Max size: 3 cm

The famous red coral of the Mediterranean, prized since antiquity for jewellery, builds a hard calcareous skeleton that can pass 50 centimetres in old colonies. Once common in shallow water, it now mostly survives below 30 or 40 metres, with some colonies reaching several hundred metres down.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Octocorallia › Scleralcyonacea › Coralliidae › Corallium

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 125416.

FAQ

How deep does the Sardinia Coral live?: The Sardinia Coral (Corallium rubrum) is typically found at 10–1016 m.
How big does the Sardinia Coral get?: The Sardinia Coral grows to about 3 cm.