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    Pavona coral

    Pavona coral

    Pavona duerdeni

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Pavona coral (Pavona duerdeni) is recorded at 20 diving areas across 17 countries, most often around Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef and Lakshadweep.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Occasionally seen here
    Christmas Island (Kiritimati)Kiribati
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Occasionally seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    Daymaniyat IslandsOman
    Rarely seen here
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAgariciidae
    GenusPavona

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