How deep does the Corky Seafinger live?

The Corky Seafinger (Briareum asbestinum) is typically found at 1–55 m.

Corky Seafinger

Briareum asbestinum

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 1–55 m

Corky seafinger spreads in thick, rubbery lobes across reef rock and rubble in the Caribbean, from just under the surface down to around 55 metres. Each finger is studded with retractable polyps, and the colony hosts symbiotic algae in its tissue that share the food they make from sunlight.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Octocorallia › Scleralcyonacea › Briareidae › Briareum

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 289534.

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How deep does the Corky Seafinger live?: The Corky Seafinger (Briareum asbestinum) is typically found at 1–55 m.