Fire corals  (Millepora spp.)

Range

Occurs in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (2).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

Fire corals form extensive outcrops on projecting parts of the reef where the tidal currents are strong. They are also abundant on upper reef slopes and in lagoons (3), and occur down to depths of 40 metres (4).

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