Entacmaea quadricolor

  • Bulb-tentacle sea anemone
  • Blasenanemone
  • Blaas anemoon
  • Anémone à bouts renflés
  • Anémona burbuja
  • Attinia a fiasco

Distribution

  • The tropical Pacific
  • The Red Sea
  • The Indian Ocean

Substrate and environment

  • The species is generally attached to a reef
  • The species can be found between 1 and 30 Meters.
  • Common species.

General behaviour of the species

General characteristics of the species

  • Maximum size of the colony : 40 cm
  • Diameter of the polyp : 400 mm
  • Lives in partnership with one or more fishes
  • Lives in partnership with one or more crustaceans
  • The animal can show variable colouring

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest