How deep does the African Pillow Coral live?

The African Pillow Coral (Siderastrea savignyana) is typically found at 0–10 m.

African Pillow Coral

Siderastrea savignyana

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 0–10 m
IUCN status: LC

This stony coral builds rounded, pillow shaped colonies on shallow Red Sea and Indian Ocean reefs, often half buried in the sandy floor of lagoons. It tolerates the very high salinity and warm water of those scoured rock and reef base habitats, living no deeper than about 10 metres.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Rhizangiidae › Siderastrea

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207515.

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How deep does the African Pillow Coral live?: The African Pillow Coral (Siderastrea savignyana) is typically found at 0–10 m.