Anemone coral

Goniopora djiboutiensis

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–12 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonOccasional

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Photo credit: (c) Nhobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 9 records
March: 0 records
April: 3 records
May: 40 records
June: 7 records
July: 3 records
August: 5 records
September: 4 records
October: 4 records
November: 7 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–12 m · Deepest record: 73.5 m

0–10 m: 102 records
10–20 m: 11 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 26 records
24–26 °C: 117 records
26–28 °C: 92 records
28–30 °C: 24 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Anemone coral, anemone coral, Flowerpot coral

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: キクメハナガササンゴ
Simplified Chinese: 大管孔珊瑚

Other scientific names: Goniopora pulvinula

Similar species

Goniopora pedunculata
Anemone coral
Goniopora tenuidens
Anemone coral
Goniopora albiconus
Anemone coral
Goniopora fruticosa
Anemone coral
Goniopora burgosi
Anemone coral
Goniopora ciliatus

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).
305 open-data records from 1907 to 2011.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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