Indo-Pacific
The heart of marine biodiversity — the Coral Triangle, Great Barrier Reef, and surrounding seas hold more reef species than anywhere else on Earth.
684 species · coral
Sub-regions
Thorn Coral
CoralStylocoeniella guentheri
A low-profile encrusting coral with distinctive thorny texture and wide Indo-Pacific range.
Tipped Bubblegum Coral
CoralPhysogyra lichtensteini
Grape-like bubbles by day, tentacles by night. A coral with two faces.
Toadstool Coral
CoralSarcophyton regulare
A New Caledonian soft coral suited to reef keepers just starting out.
Tombstone Coral
CoralCoeloseris mayeri
A solid, slow-growing mound coral with a quietly geometric look.
Torch Coral
CoralEuphyllia glabrescens
Flowing tentacles and a potent sting make this reef showpiece a handful to keep.
Tree Coral
CoralDendronephthya koellikeri
A flamboyant soft coral that demands strong flow and rewards patient reefers.
Tree Coral
CoralDendrophyllia arbuscula
A branching azooxanthellate coral that thrives in low light without any help from algae.
Tree Coral
CoralDendrophyllia robusta
A bold azooxanthellate coral that thrives in the shadows where light-hungry corals won't go.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton acuticonicum
A sculptural Red Sea soft coral that rewards patient, attentive reefers.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton acutum
A fast-flowing reef soft coral from Australian shallows, suited to confident hobbyists.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton burfordensis
A high-flow Australian soft coral for the intermediate reef keeper.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton carnatum
A high-flow Australian soft coral for hobbyists ready to step up their game.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton chabrolii
A soft coral from the Red Sea that rewards patient, observant reefers.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton grandis
A rare Australian soft coral bringing wild Indo-Pacific character to the reef.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton simulatum
A bushy soft coral from the Red Sea that rewards patient, attentive reefers.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton swainensis
A rarely collected Australian soft coral that rewards patient, experienced reefers.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton verrucosum
A Pacific soft coral that rewards patient, flow-focused hobbyists with flowing polyp displays.
Tree Coral
CoralLitophyton viridis
A bushy soft coral from the Red Sea that rewards patient, attentive reefers.
Tube Coral
CoralCladocora arbuscula
A delicate, tubular Atlantic coral that thrives where other corals struggle.
Variable Soft Coral
CoralAlcyonium variabile
A hardy South African soft coral that tolerates beginner reef conditions well.
Velvety Club Coral
CoralClavularia levidensis
A soft, spreading coral that carpets the rockwork with velvet-textured polyps.
Verrill's Encrusting Cup Coral
CoralPolycyathus verrilli
A solitary stony coral from the Indo-Pacific with understated charm.
Verrill's Ringed Rice Coral
CoralMontipora verrilli
A demanding encrusting coral with blue-centered corallites that reward dedicated reefers.
Walking Dendro
CoralHeteropsammia cochlea
The coral that walks across the seafloor, guided by a live-in worm.
Wells Coral
CoralCycloseris wellsi
A solitary free-living coral that sits right on the sand, easy enough for beginners.
White Disc Soft Coral
CoralDiscophyton rudyi
A forgiving soft coral bringing pale, disc-shaped elegance to Pacific-inspired reef tanks.
Wrinkle Coral
CoralCoscinaraea crassa
A rugged encrusting coral with deeply textured, wrinkled corallites for the patient reef keeper.
Wrinkle Coral
CoralCoscinaraea marshae
An Australian plate coral with elegantly ridged, folded structure.
Wrinkle Coral
CoralCoscinaraea mcneilli
A flat, textured plate coral built for rocky, high-energy reef margins.
Wrinkle Coral
CoralCoscinaraea monile
A low-profile reef builder with finely textured, wrinkled surfaces across its domes.
Wrinkle Coral
CoralPsammocora columna
A subtly textured Indo-Pacific coral with a wide depth range and moderate care needs.
Wrinkle Coral
CoralPsammocora exesa
A tough, textured reef coral with a broad Indo-Pacific range and moderate care needs.
Yellow Sea Rod
CoralPinnigorgia flava
A bright yellow branching gorgonian that's surprisingly forgiving for new reef keepers.
Yuma Ricordea
CoralRicordea yuma
A jewel-toned mushroom coral that's surprisingly forgiving for new reef keepers.
Zebra Coral
CoralOulastrea crispata
A boldly patterned encrusting coral with a taste for turbid, high-energy water.
Zoanthids
CoralZoanthus sp.
Hardy, colorful colonial polyps that reward beginners and experienced reefers alike.