DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Pore coral
Montipora stellata
- Usual depth2–8 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 48 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–8 m · Deepest record: 12 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Pore coral, Montipora coral, pore coral
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- トゲエダコモンサンゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 星枝表孔珊瑚
Other scientific names: Montipora angularis, Montipora solanderi, Montipora striata, Montipora strigosa, Montipora viridis
Similar species
- Pore coral
Montipora digitata
- Leaf coral
Montipora foliosa
- Pore coral
Montipora hispida
- Pore coral
Montipora gaimardi
- Elkhorn coral
Acropora palmata
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).
- 196 open-data records from 1963 to 2011.
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