Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Scolymia cubensis (Scolymia cubensis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Scolymia cubensis (Scolymia cubensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Scolymia cubensis

Scolymia cubensis

Scolymia cubensis is a solitary coral that belongs the genus Scolymia.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Scolymia cubensis
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Anthozoa · Scleractinia · Faviidae · Scolymia

Appearance

Their colors normally consist of light green, light beige or a deep rusty red.

Range and habitat

In Jamaica, they exist on sandy channels between reefs and on muddy slopes close to river mouths. Even so, a cylindrical shape may occur.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

The species reproduces sexually by broadcast spawning. Scolymia cubensis is a solitary coral that belongs the genus Scolymia.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Warm-water bleaching, sedimentation, destructive fishing, and the curio trade sit behind many stony-coral badges. That is the group backdrop — confirm the official criteria for this name on the Red List.

Scolymia cubensis is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Scolymia cubensis, Wikidata item Q3941509. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Scolymia cubensis?
Scolymia cubensis is a solitary coral that belongs the genus Scolymia.
What is the conservation status of Scolymia cubensis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Scolymia cubensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Scolymia cubensis live?
In Jamaica, they exist on sandy channels between reefs and on muddy slopes close to river mouths.
Why is Scolymia cubensis in crisis?
Warm-water bleaching, sedimentation, destructive fishing, and the curio trade sit behind many stony-coral badges. That is the group backdrop — confirm the official criteria for this name on the Red List.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Scolymia cubensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Scolymia cubensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.