How deep does the Salmon Anemone live?

The Salmon Anemone (Isotealia antarctica) is typically found at 25–629 m.

Salmon Anemone

Isotealia antarctica

Group: Anemone
Typical depth: 25–629 m

A large sea anemone of cold southern waters, the salmon anemone fastens to rocky substrates from about 25 metres down into the deep. Off Argentina it sometimes rides on the shells of living sea snails, carried along as the snail crawls.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Actiniaria › Actiniidae › Isotealia

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 290229.

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How deep does the Salmon Anemone live?: The Salmon Anemone (Isotealia antarctica) is typically found at 25–629 m.