Saltwater
Honeycomb coral
Favites abdita
Merulinidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Large-polyp stony coral (LPS)
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Medium
- Placement
- Low on the rock, Middle of the rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, French Southern Territories, India, and 15 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Favites abdita, also known as the larger star coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region and its range extends from East Africa and the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific Ocean. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "near-threatened".
Other names
No other names.
