DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Leaf coral
Pavona frondifera
- Usual depth4–13 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–13 m · Deepest record: 14.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Leaf coral, leaf coral, Mint Pavona
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- コノハシコロサンゴ
- Thai
- ปะการังผักกาดใบเล็ก
- Simplified Chinese
- 卷葉雀屏珊瑚
Other scientific names: Lophoseris frondifera, Pavonia frondifera
Similar species
- Leaf coral
Pavona cactus
- Leaf coral
Pavona decussata
- Lettuce-leaf coral
Agaricia tenuifolia
- Lowrelief lettuce coral
Agaricia humilis
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris explanata
- Porcelain coral
Leptoseris gardineri
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).
- 95 open-data records from 1816 to 2019.
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