DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Euphyllia cristata
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Greg III Espera, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Greg III Espera · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Euphyllia cristata is commonly called Grape coral. E. cristata is a kind of stony or hard coral in the family Euphylliidae; it also belongs to the genus Euphyllia in the order of Scleractinia. E. cristata has a wide range of distribution throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area with a large presence in Indonesia. However, despite this large range of distribution, E. cristata has a slightly lower abundance compared to other species, making them a little more uncommon to find. They are typically found in shallow waters from 1–35 meters deep.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 21 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 30 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- カンムリハナサンゴ
Other scientific names: Euphyllia (Euphyllia) cristata
Similar species
Joker coralEuphyllia glabrescens
Crystal coralGalaxea fascicularis
Tombstone coralCoeloseris mayeri
hammer-tooth coralFimbriaphyllia ancora
Octopus coralGalaxea astreata
Frogspawn CoralFimbriaphyllia divisa
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).
- 115 open-data records from 1984 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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