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title: "Blade Fire Coral"
description: "Millepora complanata — Weitere Tiere. Millepora complanata, commonly known as blade fire coral, is a species of fire coral in the family Milleporidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/blade-fire-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blade Fire Coral

> Millepora complanata — Weitere Tiere. Millepora complanata, commonly known as blade fire coral, is a species of fire coral in the family Milleporidae.

- Scientific name: *Millepora complanata*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 1220
- Wikidata: [Q3321841](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3321841)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105880](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105880)

## Names

- en: Blade Fire Coral
- es: Coral hoja de fuego
- fr: Corail de feu en plaques

## Countries with the most observations

MX (123), CW (90), PA (53), JM (51), KY (49), VI (39), CU (37), HN (33), CO (30), BS (27), PR (26), BZ (23)

## Summary

Millepora complanata, commonly known as blade fire coral, is a species of fire coral in the family Milleporidae. It is found in shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea where it is a common species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being critically endangered.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millepora_complanata

## Photo

![Blade Fire Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blade-fire-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yellowbluetofu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328281211

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blade-fire-coral?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).