Catch Bowl Coral

Isopora palifera

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Endangered

Usual depth1–16 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsMay and August
How commonOccasional

About this species

Isopora palifera is a species of stony coral in the family Acroporidae. It is a reef building coral living in shallow water and adopts different forms depending on the water conditions where it is situated. It is found in the Western Indo-Pacific Ocean as far east as Australia.

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

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

Loading the map

Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 21 records
March: 10 records
April: 47 records
May: 68 records
June: 10 records
July: 5 records
August: 85 records
September: 19 records
October: 5 records
November: 6 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–16 m · Deepest record: 48 m

0–10 m: 229 records
10–20 m: 29 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 14 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 22 records
24–26 °C: 97 records
26–28 °C: 226 records
28–30 °C: 190 records

Names and classification

English: Catch Bowl Coral

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ニオウミドリイシ
Simplified Chinese: 籬枝同孔珊瑚, 籬枝軸孔珊瑚

Other scientific names: Acropora (Isopora) labrosa, Acropora (Isopora) palifera, Acropora labrosa, Acropora palifera, Acropora prominens, Acropora turgida, Astraeopora palifera, Astrea palifera, Gemmipora palifera, Isopora labrosa, Madrepora (Isopora) cylindrus, Madrepora (Isopora) labrosa, Madrepora (Isopora) palifera, Madrepora cylindrus, Madrepora labrosa, Madrepora palifera, Madrepora turgida, Turbinaria palifera

Similar species

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).
1,464 open-data records from 1816 to 2022.

Log what you see on your next dive

The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.

Join the waitlist