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Peacock coral
Pavona explanulata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207306, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Peacock coral
- Scientific
- Pavona explanulata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
Description
An encrusting to plate-like Pavona with small, star-like cups and fine ridges. Colonies are brown, grey or greenish and grow on reef slopes. It needs a close look to separate from other Pavona.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=3); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=2); literature records via OBIS (Hexacorallians of the World (Fautin 2013)); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Pavona-explanulata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207306
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pavona_explanulata_possible.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.