Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Caribbean to Venezuela
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow waters on fore-reefs and generally seen at depths between 3 to 50 feet (1 - 15 m).
General Husbandry: See Porites cylindrica for general husbandry info.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
FYI: In the wild, massive encrusting and mounding coral, and usually bright yellow, yet also seen as dull grey-brown and sometimes green. Form/colors depend upon depth where it is found. Deeper water specimens are more flattened, whereas shallow specimens form more mound-like growth.
.jpg "Porites astreoides (Yellow Porous Coral, Mustard Hill Coral)")
