Favia veroni

Moll & Borel-Best, 1984

Moon Coral, Pineapple Coral, Brain Coral, Star Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Red Sea, East Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and south to Australia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits 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, the colonies are massive with corallites compacted together with irregular walls and generally brown or red with cream oral discs.