DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
mushroom coral
Lithophyllon scabra
- Usual depth5–14 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–14 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- mushroom coral
Other scientific names: Fungia (Danafungia) scabra, Fungia (Verrillofungia) scabra, Fungia scabra, Verrillofungia scabra
Similar species
mushroom coralLithophyllon concinna
- mushroom coral
Lithophyllon repanda
Stone-leaf coralLithophyllon undulatum
- mushroom coral
Lithophyllon spinifer
Rough feather coralCtenactis echinata
mushroom coralDanafungia horrida
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).
- 72 open-data records from 1901 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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