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Family: Faviidae (See list of species below)

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34 species in Indian Ocean, Western with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Cyphastrea chalcidicum []	No picture found Cyphastrea hexasepta []	Cyphastrea microphthalma []
Cyphastrea serailia []	Diploastrea heliopora [Double star coral]	No picture found Echinopora forskaliana []
No picture found Echinopora fruticulosa []	Echinopora gemmacea []	No picture found Echinopora grandicula []
No picture found Echinopora hirsutissima [Prickly-pored coral]	No picture found Echinopora irregularis []	Echinopora lamellosa [Blue chalice]
No picture found Echinopora tiranensis []	Favia stelligera []	No picture found Favia wisseli []
No picture found Leptastrea bottae []	No picture found Leptastrea inaequalis []	Leptastrea pruinosa []
Leptastrea purpurea []	No picture found Leptastrea transversa [Crust coral]	No picture found Leptoria irregularis [Least Valley coral]
Leptoria phrygia []	No picture found Oulophyllia crispa [Large polyp stone coral]	No picture found Oulophyllia wellsi []
No picture found Platygyra acuta [Lesser valley coral]	No picture found Platygyra carnosa []	No picture found Platygyra contorta []
No picture found Platygyra crosslandi []	Platygyra daedalea [Brain coral]	Platygyra lamellina []
No picture found Platygyra pini []	No picture found Platygyra ryukyuensis [Maze brain coral]	No picture found Platygyra sinensis []
Plesiastrea versipora [Small knob coral]

34 Species of Family Faviidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cyphastrea chalcidicum		Indo-Pacific.
Cyphastrea hexasepta		Western Indian Ocean
Cyphastrea microphthalma		Indo-Pacific.
Cyphastrea serailia		Indo-Pacific.
Diploastrea heliopora	Double star coral	Indo-West Pacific
Echinopora forskaliana		Western Indian Ocean.
Echinopora fruticulosa		Eastern Indian Ocean.
Echinopora gemmacea		Indo-Pacific.
Echinopora grandicula		Western Indian Ocean.
Echinopora hirsutissima	Prickly-pored coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Echinopora irregularis		Western Indian Ocean
Echinopora lamellosa	Blue chalice	Indo-Pacific.
Echinopora tiranensis		Western Indian Ocean
Favia stelligera		Indo-Pacific
Favia wisseli		Western Indian Ocean
Leptastrea bottae		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea inaequalis		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea pruinosa		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea purpurea		Indo-Pacific
Leptastrea transversa	Crust coral	Indo-Pacific.
Leptoria irregularis	Least Valley coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Leptoria phrygia		Indo-Pacific.
Oulophyllia crispa	Large polyp stone coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Oulophyllia wellsi		Red Sea, Indian Ocean.
Platygyra acuta	Lesser valley coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Platygyra carnosa		Indo-West Pacific
Platygyra contorta		Indo-West Pacific
Platygyra crosslandi		Western Indian Ocean
Platygyra daedalea	Brain coral	Indo-Pacific.	100 COLD
Platygyra lamellina		Indo-West Pacific.
Platygyra pini		Indo-Pacific.
Platygyra ryukyuensis	Maze brain coral	Indo-West Pacific
Platygyra sinensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Plesiastrea versipora	Small knob coral	Indo-Pacific

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