DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
flat lettuce coral
Echinomorpha nishihirai
- Usual depth10–14 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 17 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–14 m · Deepest record: 14.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- flat lettuce coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- オキナワキッカサンゴ
Other scientific names: Echinophyllia nichihirai, Echinophyllia nishihirai
Similar species
Starry cup coralAcanthastrea echinata
lobed cactus coralAcanthastrea pachysepta
Flat lettuce coralEchinophyllia aspera
Lobed cactus coralLobophyllia hemprichii
- Starry cup coral
Acanthastrea hemprichii
Starry cup coralAcanthastrea rotundoflora
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).
- 65 open-data records from 2004 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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