How deep does the Caillet's Stony Coral live?

The Caillet's Stony Coral (Javania cailleti) is typically found at 30–2165 m.

Caillet's Stony Coral

Javania cailleti

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 30–2165 m

A solitary stony coral that builds no reef and carries no symbiotic algae, so it depends entirely on capturing drifting food. It lives on slopes and bathyal walls, turning up anywhere between thirty and a little over two thousand metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Flabellidae › Javania

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 135198.

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How deep does the Caillet's Stony Coral live?: The Caillet's Stony Coral (Javania cailleti) is typically found at 30–2165 m.