How deep does the Pore Coral live?

The Pore Coral (Montipora incrassata) is typically found at 2–30 m.

Pore Coral

Montipora incrassata

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 2–30 m
IUCN status: EN

A reef building coral of upper and mid reef slopes, this species forms encrusting and plating colonies down to about thirty metres. Its surface is studded with tiny pores that give the pore coral its name, each holding a polyp that shares its tissue with sunlight gathering algae. It is listed as endangered.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 287714.

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How deep does the Pore Coral live?: The Pore Coral (Montipora incrassata) is typically found at 2–30 m.