Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Hawaiian Black Coral
Antipathes griggi
Hawaiian Black Coral
Category: Black Corals
Scientific Name: Antipathes griggi
Size: Up to 4 ft. (120 cm)  
Depth: 30-500 ft. (10-152 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hexacorallia (Class)
  └Antipatharia (Order)
   └Antipathidae (Family)
    └Antipathes (Genus)

Corals
Black Corals

Hawaiian Black Coral

Common Wire Coral

Feathery Black Coral



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