Pore coral

Montipora patula

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Critically endangered

Usual depth0–49 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 patula, also called the sandpaper or ringed rice coral, is a coral species in the family Acroporidae endemic to Hawaii and is considered a vulnerable species.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Montipora patula”, 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: 84 records
February: 6 records
March: 13 records
April: 30 records
May: 3 records
June: 20 records
July: 23 records
August: 22 records
September: 1,608 records
October: 5,832 records
November: 2,995 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–49 m · Deepest record: 91 m

0–10 m: 4,202 records
10–20 m: 148 records
20–30 m: 220 records
30–40 m: 1,396 records
40–50 m: 3,500 records
50–60 m: 718 records
60–70 m: 32 records
70–80 m: 58 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 42 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C

24–26 °C: 951 records
26–28 °C: 9 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Meghan Cassidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
(c) Chris Sulots, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) happyslug, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Pore coral, pore coral, Ringed rice coral, Spreading or sandpaper rice coral, Spreading Rice Coral

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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).
10,580 open-data records from 2000 to 2010.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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