Goniastrea coral (no English common name)

Goniastrea retiformis

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207461, checked 2026-10-31).

English: Goniastrea coral (no English common name)
Scientific: Goniastrea retiformis
Dhivehi: No recorded Dhivehi name

Group: Hard corals
Family: Merulinidae (brain, honeycomb and horn corals)
Depth and habitat: Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 30 m
IUCN status: LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II

Description

A massive coral with cups that share walls in a honeycomb or short-valley pattern. It is common on reef flats and upper slopes. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=12); literature records via OBIS (Hexacorallians of the World (Fautin 2013), IndOBIS).

Sources

sealifebase.se /summary/Goniastrea-retiformis.html
marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207461

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