Favia lizardensis

Veron, Pichon, 1977

Pineapple Coral, Knob Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Natural Environment: Inhabits upper reef slopes and usually seen at depths between 6 to 65 feet (2 - 20 m).

General Husbandry: See Favia danae for suggested aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Faviidae

Genus: Favia

FYI: In the wild, forms massive encrusting colonies with circular shaped corallites and usually seen as pinkish brown with cream or greenish oral discs.

Now possibly technically listed as Dipsastraea lizardensis (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977).