DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
knob coral
Astraeosmilia maxima
- Usual depth2–8 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, 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: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–8 m · Deepest record: 23 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- knob coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ウルトラキクメイシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大菊珊瑚
Other scientific names: Dipsastraea maxima, Favia maxima
Similar species
- Caulastrea coral
Astraeosmilia curvata
- finger coral
Astraeosmilia tumida
Lesser knob coralCyphastrea serailia
knob coralDipsastraea speciosa
Hedgehog coralEchinopora lamellosa
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).
- 112 open-data records from 1976 to 2011.
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