Saltwater
Pavona coral
Pavona cactus
Agariciidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Small-polyp stony coral (SPS)
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Medium
- Placement
- Middle of the rock
- Difficulty
- Medium
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, and 15 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Pavona cactus, the cactus coral, potato chip coral or leaf coral is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Agariciidae. This coral is found in shallow waters on reefs and in lagoons in tropical parts of the Indo-Pacific region.
Other names
No other names.
