Anemone coral

Goniopora stokesi

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth3–26 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, July, and September
How commonRare

About this species

Goniopora stokesi is a species of colonial stony coral. As with other species in genus Goniopora, it has the common names 'flowerpot coral' and 'daisy coral'. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categorises its status as near threatened.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniopora stokesi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 8 records
March: 0 records
April: 2 records
May: 3 records
June: 6 records
July: 8 records
August: 1 records
September: 12 records
October: 0 records
November: 2 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–26 m · Deepest record: 40 m

0–10 m: 12 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 8 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 22 records
24–26 °C: 20 records
26–28 °C: 16 records
28–30 °C: 40 records

Names and classification

English: Anemone coral, anemone coral

Names in 2 more languages

French: Corail pot de fleurs vertes
Japanese: コモチハナガササンゴ

Other scientific names: Alveopora irregularis, Goniopora irregularis

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
104 open-data records from 1851 to 2011.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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