Leaf coral

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 14 records
March: 24 records
April: 13 records
May: 30 records
June: 5 records
July: 8 records
August: 10 records
September: 24 records
October: 15 records
November: 7 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–43 m · Deepest record: 47 m

0–10 m: 68 records
10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 14 records
40–50 m: 14 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

24–26 °C: 28 records
26–28 °C: 86 records
28–30 °C: 64 records

Photos

(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Leaf coral, leaf coral

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: シコロキクメイシ

Other scientific names: Pavona (Polyastra) obtusata, Pavona (Polyastra) venosa, Pavona calicifera, Pavona obtusata, Pavonia calicifera, Polyastra obtusata, Polyastra venosa, Tichoseris obtusata

Similar species

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Pavona clavus
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Pavona duerdeni
Leaf coral
Pavona explanulata

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).
265 open-data records from 1834 to 2010.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.