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near threatened
Torch Coral
Euphyllia glabrescens
Also known as: Torch coral • Stony coral • joker coral
Euphyllia glabrescens is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the family Euphylliidae. Its common name is the torch coral due to its long sweeper tentacles tipped with potent cnidocytes. It is a commonly kept species in the marine aquarium hobby, particularly specimens from Indonesia and Fiji, who fulfilled annual export quotas of 28,000 and 6,000 pieces, respectively, in 2005.
🛡️ Conservation Status
near threatened
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📌 Distribution & habitat
This is a widely distributed species, rare to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, while uncommon through the northern Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, southern Japan and the East China Sea, Micronesia, and American Samoa.
Euphyllia glabrescens can be founds in depths of in a wide range of reef environments
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Torch Coral, Torch coral, Stony coral, joker coral, Brain Trumpet Coral
Conservation Status:
near threatened
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
6
Countries
Top Locations
Indonesia
1
East Timor
1
Port Hedland, AU-WA, AU
1
Maldives
1
Marshall Islands
1
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First: 1/20/2013 · Latest: 11/5/2025
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