DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Bush coral
Seriatopora hystrix
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Seriatopora hystrix is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It forms a branching clump and is commonly known as thin birdsnest coral. It grows in shallow water on fore-reef slopes or in sheltered lagoons, the type locality being the Fiji Islands. It is native to East Africa, the Red Sea and the western Indo-Pacific region. It is a common species and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being a "Vulnerable species".
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 41 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 136 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 93 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 183 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bush coral, Needle coral, Spiny row coral, Birdsnest Coral, bush coral, needle coral, spiny row coral, Thin Birdsnest Coral
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Christusdorn-Koralle, Dornige Reihenkoralle, Stachelbusch-Koralle, Stachelige Buschkoralle, Stachelige Nadelkoralle
- French
- Corail-aiguille
- Japanese
- トゲサンゴ
- Simplified Chinese
- 尖枝列孔珊瑚
Other scientific names: Seriatopora angulata
Similar species
- Bush coral
Seriatopora caliendrum
- Cauliflower coral
Pocillopora damicornis
- Cauliflower coral
Pocillopora verrucosa
- Hood coral
Stylophora pistillata
- Crusty pencil coral
Madracis pharensis
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).
- 1,205 open-data records from 1846 to 2022.
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