DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Net coral
Alveopora fenestrata
- Usual depth3–19 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsJune and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Alveopora fenestrata 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 and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean. It can be found in shallow coral reefs, to a depth of 30 metres (100 ft). It is particularly susceptible to coral bleaching.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–19 m · Deepest record: 28.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Net coral, Alveopora coral, net coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 窗形汽孔珊瑚
Other scientific names: Alveopora retusa, Pocillopora fenestrata
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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).
- 109 open-data records from 1816 to 2011.
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