How deep does the Montastrea Coral live?

The Montastrea Coral (Favites colemani) is typically found at 0–30 m.

Montastrea Coral

Favites colemani

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 0–30 m
IUCN status: LC

A reef building coral that forms colonies of tightly packed, walled cups, this favite grows on rocky reefs, reef slopes and in lagoons down to about 30 metres. Its stony skeleton adds to the reef framework, while by day the polyps pull in and feed on plankton after dark.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Merulinidae › Favites

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 763489.

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How deep does the Montastrea Coral live?: The Montastrea Coral (Favites colemani) is typically found at 0–30 m.