Anchor coral (Fimbriaphyllia ancora)

Anchor coral

Fimbriaphyllia ancora

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1048073, checked 2026-10-31).

English

Anchor coral

Scientific

Fimbriaphyllia ancora

Dhivehi

No recorded Dhivehi name

Group

Hard corals

Family

Euphylliidae (torch, hammer and galaxy corals)

Depth and habitat

Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m

IUCN status

LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II

Description

The hammer coral, whose tentacles end in curved, anchor- or hammer-shaped tips. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: literature records via OBIS (Hexacorallians of the World (Fautin 2013)); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.

Sources

sealifebase.se /summary/Fimbriaphyllia-ancora.html
marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1048073
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Coral_(Euphyllia_ancora),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2023-08-22,_DD

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.