Pavona danai

Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860

Cactus Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, East Coast of Africa, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, to the Philippines.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef slopes exposed to wave action and usually seen at depths between 3 - 50 feet (1 - 15 m).

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Agariciidae

Genus: Pavona

FYI: Shown here for identification only.