DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
False flower coral
Anacropora reticulata
- Usual depth6 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, June, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- False flower coral, Anacropora coral, false flower coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- アミメトゲミドリイシ
Similar species
- False flower coral
Anacropora forbesi
- False flower coral
Anacropora matthaii
- False flower coral
Anacropora pillai
- False flower coral
Anacropora puertogalerae
- 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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 20 open-data records from 1984 to 2006.
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