Pectinia coral
Pectinia alcicornis
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Genus
- Pectinia
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 8 countries and 5 regions.
- Rowley Shoals, Australia - 1 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 4 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 15 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 2 records
- North Ari Atoll, Maldives - 1 records
- South Ari Atoll, Maldives - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 1 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 1 records
- Mabul & Kapalai, Malaysia - 4 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 3 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 3 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 4 records