DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Net coral
Alveopora allingi
- Usual depth2–11 m
- Water temperature-0–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
About this species
Alveopora allingi is a species of stony coral that is found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west and central Pacific Ocean. It has also been found in Palau and the Mariana Islands. It is susceptible to coral bleaching and is rated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an "endangered species".
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–11 m · Deepest record: 13.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of -0–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Net coral, Alveopora coral, net coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- エダアワサンゴ
Other scientific names: Alveopora mortenseni
Similar species
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 147 open-data records from 1925 to 2011.
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