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Family: Pocilloporidae (See list of species below)

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53 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Madracis asanoi []	No picture found Madracis asperula [Pointed pencil coral]	No picture found Madracis auretenra []
No picture found Madracis brueggemanni []	No picture found Madracis carmabi []	Madracis decactis [Ten-ray star coral]
Madracis formosa [Eight-ray finger coral]	No picture found Madracis fragilis []	No picture found Madracis hellana []
No picture found Madracis interjecta []	No picture found Madracis kauaiensis []	Madracis kirbyi [Ten coral]
Madracis mirabilis [Yellow pencil coral]	No picture found Madracis myriaster [Striate finger coral]	Madracis pharensis [Star coral]
No picture found Madracis profunda []	No picture found Madracis senaria [Zooxanthellate coral species]	No picture found Madracis singularis []
Pocillopora ankeli []	Pocillopora capitata []	Pocillopora damicornis [Cauliflower coral]
No picture found Pocillopora danae []	No picture found Pocillopora diomedeae []	Pocillopora effusa []
Pocillopora elegans []	Pocillopora fungiformis []	Pocillopora grandis []
Pocillopora indiania []	Pocillopora inflata []	Pocillopora kelleheri []
Pocillopora ligulata [Thin cauliflower coral]	Pocillopora meandrina []	No picture found Pocillopora modumanensis []
Pocillopora molokensis [Moloka‘i cauliflower coral]	No picture found Pocillopora setchelli []	Pocillopora verrucosa [Rasp coral]
Pocillopora woodjonesi []	Pocillopora zelli []	Seriatopora aculeata [Club finger]
Seriatopora caliendrum [Birdsnest coral]	Seriatopora dendritica []	Seriatopora guttatus [Bush coral]
Seriatopora hystrix [Thin birdsnest coral]	No picture found Seriatopora octoptera []	Seriatopora stellata []
Stylophora danae []	Stylophora kuehlmanni []	Stylophora madagascarensis []
Stylophora mamillata []	No picture found Stylophora mordax []	Stylophora pistillata [Smooth cauliflower coral]
Stylophora subseriata [Club finger coral]	Stylophora wellsi []

53 Species of Family Pocilloporidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Madracis asanoi		Western Pacific.
Madracis asperula	Pointed pencil coral	Central Atlantic
Madracis auretenra		Western Central Atlantic.
Madracis brueggemanni		Western Atlantic
Madracis carmabi		Western Central Atlantic.
Madracis decactis	Ten-ray star coral	Central and Southern Atla
Madracis formosa	Eight-ray finger coral	Western Central Atlantic
Madracis fragilis		Southwest Atlantic
Madracis hellana		Western Indian Ocean and
Madracis interjecta		Western Indian Ocean
Madracis kauaiensis		Indo-Pacific.
Madracis kirbyi	Ten coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Madracis mirabilis	Yellow pencil coral	Western Central Atlantic
Madracis myriaster	Striate finger coral	Western Atlantic
Madracis pharensis	Star coral	Eastern Pacific, Atlantic
Madracis profunda		Northeast Atlantic
Madracis senaria	Zooxanthellate coral species	Western Central Atlantic
Madracis singularis		Western Central Pacific
Pocillopora ankeli		Indo-West Pacific.
Pocillopora capitata		Pacific Ocean.
Pocillopora damicornis	Cauliflower coral	Indo-Pacific and Western	30 DL
Pocillopora danae		Indo-Pacific
Pocillopora diomedeae		Southeast Pacific
Pocillopora effusa		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Pocillopora elegans		Indo-Pacific
Pocillopora fungiformis		Western Indian Ocean
Pocillopora grandis		Indo-Pacific and the Red
Pocillopora indiania		Western Indian Ocean
Pocillopora inflata		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Pocillopora kelleheri		Indo-West Pacific
Pocillopora ligulata	Thin cauliflower coral	Pacific Ocean.
Pocillopora meandrina		Indo-Pacific.
Pocillopora modumanensis		Western Indian Ocean
Pocillopora molokensis	Moloka‘i cauliflower coral	Eastern Central Pacific
Pocillopora setchelli		Pacific Ocean.
Pocillopora verrucosa	Rasp coral	Indo-Pacific.	30 WD
Pocillopora woodjonesi		Indo-Pacific.
Pocillopora zelli		Western Central Pacific
Seriatopora aculeata	Club finger	Western Central Pacific.
Seriatopora caliendrum	Birdsnest coral	Indo-West Pacific.	30 COLD
Seriatopora dendritica		Western Central Pacific
Seriatopora guttatus	Bush coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Seriatopora hystrix	Thin birdsnest coral	Indo-West Pacific.	30 COLD
Seriatopora octoptera		Indo-West Pacific
Seriatopora stellata		Indo-West Pacific.
Stylophora danae		Western Indian Ocean
Stylophora kuehlmanni		Western Indian Ocean	0.5 COLD
Stylophora madagascarensis		Western Indian Ocean	0.5 COLD
Stylophora mamillata		Western Indian Ocean
Stylophora mordax		Indo-West Pacific.
Stylophora pistillata	Smooth cauliflower coral	Indo-Pacific.	50 COLD
Stylophora subseriata	Club finger coral	Indo-West Pacific.	0.5 COLD
Stylophora wellsi		Western Indian Ocean	4 BRW

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