Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Faviidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 848). Tropical; 28°N - 34°S, 26°E - 108°W (Ref. 848)
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and eastern Africa, east to Easter Island, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Formation: spherical, columnar, hillocky or flat, may be several meters across. Corallites: evenly disturbed, conical, with thick walls and small openings. Costae: equal, well developed. Adjacent corallites do not join. A crown of paliform lobes often distinct. Uniform brown or green (Ref. 848).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113712). Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end (Ref. 833).
Ross, M.A. and G. Hodgson. 1981. (Ref. 8294)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29, mean 28 (based on 886 cells).
Price category
Unknown.