Saltwater
Starry cup coral
Acanthastrea echinata
Lobophylliidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Large-polyp stony coral (LPS)
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Low
- Placement
- Low on the rock, Middle of the rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Indonesia, Japan, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, and 6 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Acanthastrea echinata, commonly known as the starry cup coral, is a species of corals in the family Lobophylliidae. It is a wide-ranging species found from the western Indian Ocean, throughout the Pacific Ocean, and eastward to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. It can inhabit any reef habitat to depths of 50 m. This species, which may become threatened with the global decline of coral reefs, is a popular coral used in aquariums.
Other names
No other names.
