Saltwater
Horn coral
Hydnophora rigida
Merulinidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Small-polyp stony coral (SPS)
- Light
- High
- Flow
- Strong
- Placement
- Middle of the rock, High on the rock
- Difficulty
- Medium
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, Fiji, French Southern Territories, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Hydnophora rigida, commonly known as horn coral, are found in reefs and are in the genus Hydnophora. They were first described by James Dwight Dana in 1846. Their color is naturally green and brown, or sometimes cream. They can also become fluorescent green and cyano-red emission.
Other names
No other names.
