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.
1,073 species
Sub-regions
Staghorn Coral
CoralAcropora monticulosa
A reef giant that builds massive dome colonies with hand-shaped branches.
Staghorn Coral
CoralAcropora palmerae
A rugged, wave-battered Acropora with chaotic branching and old-school reef appeal.
Staghorn Coral
CoralAcropora polystoma
A spiny, wave-battered Acropora that demands expert-level reef conditions.
Staghorn Coral
CoralAcropora retusa
A tough, plate-forming coral built for life in the surge zone.
Staghorn Coral
CoralAcropora secale
A colorful bushy Acropora with purple tips that thrives only under intense light and flow.
Staghorn Coral
CoralAcropora vaughani
A bushy, blue-toned Acropora built for high-energy reef slopes.
Staghorn Coral
CoralAcropora verweyi
A wave-loving Indo-Pacific plating Acropora with distinctive bead-like radial corallites.
Stalked Soft-coral
CoralXenia crassa
A pulsing soft coral that practically grows itself in a reef tank.
Star Coral
CoralAstreopora gracilis
A textured, irregular coral that rewards patient and experienced reef keepers.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora cucullata
A rare plating coral with hooded corallites and an unusual encrusting form.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora explanata
A flat, encrusting Pacific coral that rewards experienced reefers with detailed starlike polyps.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora incrustans
A sprawling encrusting coral that can blanket entire reef sections in the wild.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora lambertsi
A delicate branching coral that rewards patient, experienced reefers with detailed starlike polyps.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora listeri
A spiny-surfaced encrusting coral that thrives in high-energy shallow reef zones.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora macrostoma
A chunky reef coral with boldly spaced corallites and an unpredictable blue or gold palette.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora moretonensis
A rare encrusting coral from shallow Indo-Pacific reefs, demanding the best light you can offer.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora myriophthalma
A dome-shaped Indo-Pacific coral with a distinctive pockmarked surface texture.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora ocellata
A dome-shaped Indo-Pacific coral with bold, wide-mouthed corallites and demanding care needs.
Starflower Coral
CoralAstreopora suggesta
A compact reef builder with distinctive raised corallites and tricky care demands.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralAcanthastrea echinata
A tough, fleshy coral that thrives across the Indo-Pacific in almost any reef zone.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralAcanthastrea hemprichii
A hardy, large-colony LPS coral that thrives across most reef zones.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralAcanthastrea minuta
A compact, beginner-friendly reef coral from the Indo-Pacific islands.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralAcanthastrea rotundoflora
A fleshy, low-light encrusting coral with wide Indo-Pacific roots and beginner-friendly needs.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralAcanthastrea subechinata
A low-maintenance encrusting coral with a satisfyingly chunky, textured look.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralDipsastraea faviaformis
A hardy reef-builder with detailed corallite patterns spanning the Indo-Pacific.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralHomophyllia bowerbanki
A beginner-friendly large polyp coral with bold, sculptural form.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralLobophyllia ishigakiensis
A forgiving large-polyp coral with bold texture and wide Pacific range.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralMicromussa amakusensis
A compact, fleshy reef coral that's surprisingly forgiving for beginners.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralMicromussa lordhowensis
A forgiving, colorful LPS coral that thrives under modest light and flow.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralMicromussa regularis
A compact, colorful LPS coral that's genuinely forgiving for reef beginners.
Starry Cup Coral
CoralSclerophyllia maxima
A fleshy, large-polyped coral from turbid Persian Gulf and Somali waters.
Starry Triggerfish
FishAbalistes stellaris
A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.
Stellar Coral
CoralPsammocora stellata
A tough, wave-battered coral that shrugs off turbulence most others can't handle.
Stellate Dragonet
FishSynchiropus stellatus
A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.
Stellate Puffer
FishArothron stellatus
The largest puffer in the world, built like a torpedo with a beak to match.
Stocky Anthias
FishPseudanthias hypselosoma
A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.