Common name (e.g. turtle)

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Genus + Species (e.g. Caretta caretta)

Paragorgia johnsoni   Gray, 1862

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Octocorallia | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 400 - 4000 m (Ref. 132310).  Deep-water; -4°C - 13°C (Ref. 132310)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic: Azores, Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Morato, T., C. Dominguez-Carrió, C. Mohn, O.O. Vicente, M. Ramos, L. Rodrigues, Í. Sampaio, G.H. Taranto, L. Fauconnet, I. Tojeira, E.J. Gonçalves and M. Carreiro-Silva 2021 Dense cold-water coral garden of Paragorgia johnsoni suggests the importance of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge for deep-sea biodiversity. Ecology and Evolution 22:16246-16433. (Ref. 132310)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

| FishSource |

Tools

Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models