How deep does the Elephant Skin Coral live?

The Elephant Skin Coral (Pachyseris rugosa) is typically found at 0–40 m.

Elephant Skin Coral

Pachyseris rugosa

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 0–40 m
IUCN status: LC

The elephant skin coral forms ridged, folded plates that look like wrinkled hide, growing from the shallows down to about forty metres. In Palau it bleaches readily and suffers heavy losses when the water warms.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Pachyseridae › Pachyseris

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207292.

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How deep does the Elephant Skin Coral live?: The Elephant Skin Coral (Pachyseris rugosa) is typically found at 0–40 m.