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False flower coral
Anacropora forbesi
- Usual depth8–28 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Anacropora forbesi is a species of briar coral that can be found in the tropical western and central Indo-Pacific region. It is the type species of the genus Anacropora.
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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: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–28 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- False flower coral, false flower coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- マイクロトゲミドリイシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 福貝擬軸孔珊瑚
Other scientific names: Anacropora erecta, Anacropora firma, Anacropora gracilis, Anacropora reptans, Anacropora solida
Similar species
- False flower coral
Anacropora matthaii
- False flower coral
Anacropora pillai
- False flower coral
Anacropora puertogalerae
- False flower coral
Anacropora reticulata
- False flower coral
Anacropora spinosa
- Elkhorn coral
Acropora palmata
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).
- 62 open-data records from 1875 to 2009.
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