Favites chinensis

(Verrill, 1866)

Moon Coral, Pineapple Coral, Brain Coral, Star Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, East Coast of Africa, Maldives, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits a wide range of environments, including rocky foreshores and usually seen at depths between 6 to 65 feet (2 - 20 m).

General Husbandry: See Favites abdita for suggested aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Faviidae

Genus: Favites

FYI: In the wild, forms massive rounded colonies and usually yellow or greenish brown.