Haddon's Anemone

Scientific Name: Stichodactyla haddoni
Species: Sea Anemones (Stichodactylidae)
Other names: Hexacorals, Carpet Anemone, Haddoni Anemone, Haddon's Sea Anemone, Saddle Carpet Sea Anemone, Saddle Anemone, Saddleback Carpet Anemone, Saddleback Carpet Sea Anemone, Striped Carpet Anemone, Sand Anemone.

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Also known as Hexacorals, Carpet Anemone, Haddoni Anemone, Haddon's Sea Anemone, Saddle Carpet Sea Anemone, Saddle Anemone, Saddleback Carpet Anemone, Saddleback Carpet Sea Anemone, Striped Carpet Anemone and Sand Anemone.

Found on coral and rocky reefs in seagrass meadows and on sand.
Colour varies from place to place.
They feed on plankton.
Width - 50cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Host to 6 species of anemonefish.
This is the smallest carpet anemone.

Sea Anemones are large solitary polyps which have no skeleton. They have a basal or pedal disc which helps them crawl and dig into place, for some, once in place it is virtually impossible to move. Other smaller anemones move around the reef to feed at night.
Most eat plankton, but they are capable of eating anything caught in their stinging tentacles including quite big fish.
The fringing tentacles are configured in six or multiples of six.
Some sea anemones have a symbiotic relationship with sea anemones and some live commensally with various crabs, shrimp and brittle stars. (edit)

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The Haddon's Anemone is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 16 times by user @fishx6

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