DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Coelastrea incrustans
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 18 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Goniastraea incrustans, Goniastrea equisepta, Goniastrea incrustans, Goniastrea mantonae
Similar species
lesser star coralCoelastrea aspera
lesser star coralCoelastrea palauensis
false knob coralAstrea curta
Lesser knob coralCyphastrea chalcidicum
Lesser knob coralCyphastrea microphthalma
Lesser knob coralCyphastrea ocellina
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).
- 19 open-data records from 1889 to 1987.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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