Pore coral

Montipora capitata

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Endangered

Usual depth0–48 m
Water temperature24–28 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonCommon

Photo credit: (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Montipora capitata, commonly known as rice coral or pore coral, is a stony coral in the family Acroporidae. It is a reef building species and is found in tropical parts of the Pacific Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2,421 records
February: 26 records
March: 42 records
April: 215 records
May: 36 records
June: 71 records
July: 68 records
August: 77 records
September: 3,756 records
October: 9,518 records
November: 4,121 records
December: 29 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–48 m · Deepest record: 287 m

0–10 m: 7,665 records
10–20 m: 784 records
20–30 m: 1,515 records
30–40 m: 2,538 records
40–50 m: 5,436 records
50–60 m: 1,094 records
60–70 m: 189 records
70–80 m: 131 records
80–90 m: 31 records
90–100 m: 48 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C

22–24 °C: 11 records
24–26 °C: 787 records
26–28 °C: 122 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Photos

(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lexi Amico, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Lexi Amico, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Pore coral, pore coral, Rice Coral

Names in 1 more languages

Spanish: Coral arroz

Other scientific names: Manopora capitata

Similar species

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Montipora digitata
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Montipora flabellata
Pore coral
Montipora hispida
Pore coral
Montipora incrassata

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).
20,044 open-data records from 1846 to 2024.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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