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Family: Faviidae (See list of species below)

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82 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Australogyra zelli []	No picture found Barabattoia mirabilis []	No picture found Colpophyllia amaranthus []
No picture found Colpophyllia breviserialis []	No picture found Colpophyllia natans [Boulder brain coral]	No picture found Cyphastrea agassizi []
No picture found Cyphastrea chalcidicum []	No picture found Cyphastrea decadia []	No picture found Cyphastrea hexasepta []
No picture found Cyphastrea japonica [Lesser knob coral]	Cyphastrea microphthalma []	No picture found Cyphastrea ocellina []
Cyphastrea serailia []	Diploastrea heliopora [Double star coral]	No picture found Diploria labyrinthiformis [Grooved brain coral]
No picture found Echinopora ashmorensis []	No picture found Echinopora forskaliana []	No picture found Echinopora fruticulosa []
Echinopora gemmacea []	No picture found Echinopora grandicula []	No picture found Echinopora hirsutissima [Prickly-pored coral]
Echinopora horrida []	No picture found Echinopora irregularis []	Echinopora lamellosa [Blue chalice]
No picture found Echinopora mammiformis []	No picture found Echinopora pacifica [Hedgehog coral]	No picture found Echinopora robusta []
No picture found Echinopora taylorae []	No picture found Echinopora tiranensis []	No picture found Favia danae []
No picture found Favia fragum [Golfball coral]	No picture found Favia gravida []	Favia stelligera []
No picture found Favia wisseli []	Isophyllia rigida [Rough star coral]	Isophyllia sinuosa [Sinuous cactus coral]
No picture found Leptastrea aequalis []	No picture found Leptastrea bewickensis [Bewick's coral]	No picture found Leptastrea bottae []
No picture found Leptastrea inaequalis []	Leptastrea pruinosa []	Leptastrea purpurea []
No picture found Leptastrea transversa [Crust coral]	No picture found Leptoria irregularis [Least Valley coral]	Leptoria phrygia []
No picture found Manicina areolata [Rose coral]	Montastraea cavernosa [Great star coral]	No picture found Moseleya latistellata []
Mussa angulosa [Large flower coral]	Mussismilia braziliensis []	Mussismilia harttii []
Mussismilia hispida []	No picture found Mussismilia leptophylla []	No picture found Mycetophyllia aliciae [Knobby cactus coral]
No picture found Mycetophyllia danaana []	Mycetophyllia ferox [Rough cactus coral]	Mycetophyllia lamarckiana [Ridged cactus coral]
Mycetophyllia reesi [Ridgeless cactus coral]	No picture found Oulastrea crispata [Zebra coral]	No picture found Oulophyllia bennettae [Intermediate valley coral]
No picture found Oulophyllia crispa [Large polyp stone coral]	No picture found Oulophyllia levis []	No picture found Oulophyllia wellsi []
No picture found Platygyra acuta [Lesser valley coral]	No picture found Platygyra carnosa []	No picture found Platygyra contorta []
No picture found Platygyra crosslandi []	Platygyra daedalea [Brain coral]	Platygyra lamellina []
No picture found Platygyra pini []	No picture found Platygyra ryukyuensis [Maze brain coral]	No picture found Platygyra sinensis []
No picture found Platygyra verweyi []	No picture found Platygyra yaeyamaensis []	Plesiastrea versipora [Small knob coral]
No picture found Pseudodiploria clivosa [Knobby brain coral]	No picture found Pseudodiploria strigosa [Symmetrical brain coral]	Scolymia cubensis [Artichoke coral]
No picture found Scolymia lacera [Atlantic mushroom coral]	No picture found Scolymia wellsii []	No picture found Solenastrea bournoni [Smooth star coral]
No picture found Solenastrea hyades [Knobby star coral]

82 Species of Family Faviidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Australogyra zelli		Indo-West Pacific.
Barabattoia mirabilis		Western Pacific
Colpophyllia amaranthus		Western Central Atlantic
Colpophyllia breviserialis		Western Central Atlantic
Colpophyllia natans	Boulder brain coral	Western Atlantic
Cyphastrea agassizi		Western Central Pacific
Cyphastrea chalcidicum		Indo-Pacific.
Cyphastrea decadia		Western Pacific.
Cyphastrea hexasepta		Western Indian Ocean
Cyphastrea japonica	Lesser knob coral	Western Pacific
Cyphastrea microphthalma		Indo-Pacific.
Cyphastrea ocellina		Indo-Pacific.
Cyphastrea serailia		Indo-Pacific.
Diploastrea heliopora	Double star coral	Indo-West Pacific
Diploria labyrinthiformis	Grooved brain coral	Western Atlantic.
Echinopora ashmorensis		Western Central Pacific
Echinopora forskaliana		Western Indian Ocean.
Echinopora fruticulosa		Eastern Indian Ocean.
Echinopora gemmacea		Indo-Pacific.
Echinopora grandicula		Western Indian Ocean.
Echinopora hirsutissima	Prickly-pored coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Echinopora horrida		Western Central Pacific.
Echinopora irregularis		Western Indian Ocean
Echinopora lamellosa	Blue chalice	Indo-Pacific.
Echinopora mammiformis		Western Central Pacific
Echinopora pacifica	Hedgehog coral	Western Central Pacific.
Echinopora robusta		Eastern Indian Ocean
Echinopora taylorae		Western Central Pacific
Echinopora tiranensis		Western Indian Ocean
Favia danae		Indo-Pacific.
Favia fragum	Golfball coral	Atlantic Ocean.	5 COLD
Favia gravida		Western Atlantic
Favia stelligera		Indo-Pacific
Favia wisseli		Western Indian Ocean
Isophyllia rigida	Rough star coral	Western Central Atlantic
Isophyllia sinuosa	Sinuous cactus coral	Western Central Atlantic
Leptastrea aequalis		Western Central Pacific
Leptastrea bewickensis	Bewick's coral	Indo-West Pacific
Leptastrea bottae		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea inaequalis		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea pruinosa		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea purpurea		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea transversa	Crust coral	Indo-Pacific.
Leptoria irregularis	Least Valley coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Leptoria phrygia		Indo-Pacific.
Manicina areolata	Rose coral	Western Atlantic
Montastraea cavernosa	Great star coral	Atlantic Ocean
Moseleya latistellata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Mussa angulosa	Large flower coral	Western Atlantic
Mussismilia braziliensis		Southwest Atlantic
Mussismilia harttii		Southwest Atlantic
Mussismilia hispida		Southwest Atlantic
Mussismilia leptophylla		Southwest Atlantic
Mycetophyllia aliciae	Knobby cactus coral	Western Central Atlantic
Mycetophyllia danaana		Western Central Pacific
Mycetophyllia ferox	Rough cactus coral	Western Atlantic
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana	Ridged cactus coral	Western Atlantic
Mycetophyllia reesi	Ridgeless cactus coral	Western Central Atlantic
Oulastrea crispata	Zebra coral	Indo-West Pacific
Oulophyllia bennettae	Intermediate valley coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Oulophyllia crispa	Large polyp stone coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Oulophyllia levis		Indo-West Pacific.
Oulophyllia wellsi		Red Sea, Indian Ocean.
Platygyra acuta	Lesser valley coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Platygyra carnosa		Indo-West Pacific
Platygyra contorta		Indo-West Pacific
Platygyra crosslandi		Western Indian Ocean
Platygyra daedalea	Brain coral	Indo-Pacific.	100 COLD
Platygyra lamellina		Indo-West Pacific.
Platygyra pini		Indo-Pacific.
Platygyra ryukyuensis	Maze brain coral	Indo-West Pacific
Platygyra sinensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Platygyra verweyi		Indo-West Pacific
Platygyra yaeyamaensis		Indo-West Pacific
Plesiastrea versipora	Small knob coral	Indo-Pacific
Pseudodiploria clivosa	Knobby brain coral	Western Atlantic
Pseudodiploria strigosa	Symmetrical brain coral	Western Atlantic.
Scolymia cubensis	Artichoke coral	Western Atlantic
Scolymia lacera	Atlantic mushroom coral	Western Atlantic.
Scolymia wellsii		Western Atlantic
Solenastrea bournoni	Smooth star coral	Western Atlantic.
Solenastrea hyades	Knobby star coral	Western Atlantic

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