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Fisheating anemone

Urticina piscivora (Sebens & Laakso, 1978)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The fisheating anemone (Urticina piscivora) is a species in the family Tealidae, order Actiniaria.

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Quick facts about the fisheating anemone

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fisheating anemone live?

Not recorded

Is the fisheating anemone endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the fisheating anemone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classAnthozoa
  4. orderActiniaria
  5. familyTealidae
  6. genusUrticina
  7. SpeciesUrticina piscivora (Sebens & Laakso, 1978)

Synonyms Tealia piscivora

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Fish-eating anemoneEnglish
  • Fish-eating urticinaEnglish
  • Piscivorous sea dahliaEnglish
  • Velvety red anemoneEnglish
  • sasanka rybožraváCzech
  • Fischfressende SeedahlieGerman
  • Visetende zeedahliaDutch
  • Anêmona-piscívoraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fisheating anemone

Other species in the same genus Urticina.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fisheating anemone?

The fisheating anemone (Urticina piscivora) belongs to the family Tealidae in the order Actiniaria.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fisheating anemone (Urticina piscivora). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fisheating-anemone

MLA

“Fisheating anemone (Urticina piscivora).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fisheating-anemone.

BibTeX
@misc{fisheating_anemone_2026,
  title = {Fisheating anemone (Urticina piscivora)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fisheating-anemone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}