Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread, yet uncommon in the wild.
Natural Environment: Inhabits upper reef slopes and lagoons 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, the colonies are generally flat and their conical corallites have their own walls and are seen in wide range of colors usually with contrasting corallite walls and oral discs.
