How deep does the Cabbage Coral live?

The Cabbage Coral (Montipora foliosa) is typically found at 0–20 m.

Cabbage Coral

Montipora foliosa

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 0–20 m
IUCN status: EN

This coral spreads in broad cabbage like folds on protected upper reef slopes down to about twenty metres. The thin overlapping plates are dotted with the small pores typical of its group, and it is listed as endangered.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Acroporidae › Montipora

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207182.

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How deep does the Cabbage Coral live?: The Cabbage Coral (Montipora foliosa) is typically found at 0–20 m.