Cauliflower coral guarded by a Scissortail Sergeant

Cauliflower coral guarded by a Scissortail Sergeant

Scissortail Sergeant guarding a Cauliflower coral perched on the tip of a reef crest. Pocillopora are a family of stony corals which are distinct by the wart-like growths on their surface, hence the common name Cauliflower coral. They vary in their colour and shape, although they are normally dome-like structures of semi-branching corals. Each individual polyp has tentacles which normally extend at night. Cauliflower corals are widespread as they not only attach themselves to reefs but also to floating objects.

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Cauliflower Coral Facts
Other names: Brush Coral
Scientific name: Pocillopora eydouxi
Family: Pocillopora (Stony corals)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northeastern Indian Ocean. Central Indo-Pacific: tropical Australia, southern Japan and the South China Sea. Oceanic West Pacific, the central Pacific, the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll, the Far Eastern Pacific.
Conservation: Near Threatened

Scissortail Sergeant Facts
Other names: Stripetailed Damselfish
Scientific name: Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Family: Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Max. size: 19 cm
Depth: 1 - 20 metres
Diet: Zooplankton, algae, feeds among rock and coral ledges
Habitat: Inshore reefs, offshore corals, rocky reefs, shallow coastal reef flats, reef crests
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Pinda, Mozambique and the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands.
Conservation: Not Evaluated