Guide to Caribbean Coral Identification
Hi there, my name is Nicole and I am in love with coral! I want to inspire scuba divers to explore the reef with new eyes by taking a closer look at corals. I have created this helpful guide to identifying Caribbean corals so you can start to identify corals today.
If you like this guide share it with your friends and don’t forget to bookmark this page. Each image is linked to an article about the coral species with a list of scientific names at the bottom of the page. I am still working on adding more species, but on this page you will find the most common and interesting species in the Caribbean.
Staghorn Coral
Elkhorn Coral
Fused Staghorn Coral
Fragile Saucer Coral
Lowrelief Lettuce Coral
Lamarck’s Sheet Coral
Boulder Brain
Pilar Coral
Pineapple Coral
Knobby Brain Coral
Grooved Brain Coral
Smooth Brain Coral
Smooth Flower Coral
Golf Ball Coral
Favia fragum
Sunray Lettuce Coral
Sinuous Cactus Coral
Isophyllia sinuosa
Rough Star Coral
Yellow Finger Coral
Ten Ray Star Coral
Rose Coral
White Maze Coral
Maze Coral
Branching Fire Coral
Box Fire Coral
Great Star Coral
Spiny Flower Coral
Knobby Cactus Coral
Low-Ridge Cactus Coral
Rough Cactus Coral
Ridged Cactus Coral
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
Ivory Bush Coral
Pillar Star Coral
Mountainous Star Coral
Boulder Star Coral
Mustard Hill Coral
Honeycomb Plate Coral
Thin Finger Coral
Branched Finger Coral
Finger Coral
Artichoke Coral
Fleshy Disk Coral
Lesser Starlet Coral
Siderastrea radians
Massive Starlet Coral
Smooth Star Coral
Solenastrea bournoni
Knobby Star Coral
Solenastrea hyades
Blushing Star Coral
Stephanocoenia intersepta
Lace Coral
Stylaster roseus