DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Lesser star coral
Goniastrea thecata
- Usual depth1 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) ajott, 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: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Анна Митрошенкова, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lesser star coral, lesser star coral
Similar species
Lesser star coralGoniastrea pectinata
knob coralGoniastrea stelligera
- Lesser star coral
Goniastrea edwardsi
- Lesser star coral
Goniastrea favulus
- Lesser star coral
Goniastrea retiformis
Lesser star coralGoniastrea minuta
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).
- 9 open-data records from 2000 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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