DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Net coral
Alveopora spongiosa
- Usual depth4–13 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Alveopora spongiosa 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 can be found on protected upper coral reef slopes, generally from depth of 9–20 m (30–66 ft), but can grow at depths of up to 50 m (160 ft). It is moderately susceptible to coral bleaching, and is harvested for the aquarium trade.
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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: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–13 m · Deepest record: 22.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Net coral, net coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- アワユキサンゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 海綿汽孔珊瑚
Other scientific names: Alveopora alcalai, Alveopora fijiensis, Alveopora regularis
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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).
- 163 open-data records from 1846 to 2009.
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