How deep does the Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral live?

The Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral (Agaricia tenuifolia) is typically found at 0–15 m.

Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral

Agaricia tenuifolia

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 0–15 m
IUCN status: CR

Thin, upright plates of this lettuce coral crowd together in dense single species stands along the Caribbean coast, especially around Bocas del Toro in Panama. It carries symbiotic algae in its tissues, lives no deeper than about fifteen metres, and is now critically endangered.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Agariciidae › Agaricia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 287916.

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How deep does the Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral live?: The Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral (Agaricia tenuifolia) is typically found at 0–15 m.