DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Crust coral
Leptastrea bewickensis
- Usual depth0–45 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Irvine, 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: 2 records
- February: 17 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 46 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 23 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–45 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Crust coral, crust coral, Leptastrea coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメルリサンゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 比威柔星珊瑚
Similar species
Crust coralLeptastrea purpurea
Crust coralLeptastrea transversa
- Crust coral
Leptastrea aequalis
- Crust coral
Leptastrea bottae
- Crust coral
Leptastrea inaequalis
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).
- 146 open-data records from 1995 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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