Sclerectinian Coral

Alveopora japonica

• Group: Coral
• IUCN status: CR

This stony coral lives only in shallow, partly wave washed rocky shallows, tucked among algae and soft corals. Its restricted, narrow habitat is one reason it now sits on the critically endangered list.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 289257.