Anemone coral

Goniopora lobata

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–9 m
Water temperature-0–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and September
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 8 records
March: 4 records
April: 11 records
May: 9 records
June: 3 records
July: 6 records
August: 6 records
September: 9 records
October: 2 records
November: 2 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–9 m · Deepest record: 12 m

0–10 m: 25 records
10–20 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -0–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 1 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 31 records
24–26 °C: 89 records
26–28 °C: 35 records
28–30 °C: 31 records

Names and classification

English: Anemone coral, Coarse porous coral, Flowerpot coral, anemone coral, coarse porous coral, flowerpot coral

Names in 3 more languages

German: Grobe Porenkoralle, Margeritenkoralle
Japanese: ハナガササンゴ
Simplified Chinese: 團塊管孔珊瑚

Other scientific names: Goniopora hirsuta, Goniopora traceyi

Similar species

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

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).
243 open-data records from 1851 to 2011.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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