Favites flexuosa

(Dana, 1846)

Pineapple Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea, Madagascar, Seychelles, Maldives, Japan, East China Sea, and south to 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, form domed or flat colonies and usually a wide range of colors with walls and oral discs a contrasting color.