How deep does the Fungus Coral live?

The Fungus Coral (Pavona varians) is typically found at 3–80 m.

Fungus Coral

Pavona varians

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 3–80 m
IUCN status: LC

A reef coral that spreads across most reef habitats, from shallow flats to deeper slopes and vertical walls down to about eighty metres. It avoids only the highest energy shallows, growing low encrusting and folded sheets that hug the rock.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Agariciidae › Pavona

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207303.

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How deep does the Fungus Coral live?: The Fungus Coral (Pavona varians) is typically found at 3–80 m.