---
title: "Coral coliflor del Pacífico"
description: "Pocillopora meandrina — Otros animales. Pocillopora meandrina, commonly known as cauliflower coral, is a species of coral occurring in the Indo-Pacific and Pacific oceans."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/cauliflower-coral-pocillopora-meandrina
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Coral coliflor del Pacífico

> Pocillopora meandrina — Otros animales. Pocillopora meandrina, commonly known as cauliflower coral, is a species of coral occurring in the Indo-Pacific and Pacific oceans.

- Scientific name: *Pocillopora meandrina*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1741
- Wikidata: [Q2000024](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2000024)
- iNaturalist taxon: [109872](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/109872)

## Names

- en: Cauliflower Coral
- es: Coral coliflor del Pacífico
- fr: Pocillopore méandreux

## Countries with the most observations

US (695), PF (38), MV (23), MX (13), AU (11), FJ (10), ID (8), MH (8), SC (8), NC (6), JP (4), MY (4)

## Summary

Pocillopora meandrina, commonly known as cauliflower coral, is a species of coral occurring in the Indo-Pacific and Pacific oceans. This coral lives in shallow reef environments.

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

## Photo

![Coral coliflor del Pacífico](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cauliflower-coral-pocillopora-meandrina/medium.jpg)

Photo: Damien Wallace · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250644460

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cauliflower-coral-pocillopora-meandrina?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).