---
title: "Galaxy Coral"
description: "Galaxea fascicularis — Altri animali. Galaxea fascicularis is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Euphylliidae, commonly known as octopus coral, fluorescence grass coral, and galaxy coral among various vernacular names."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/galaxy-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Galaxy Coral

> Galaxea fascicularis — Altri animali. Galaxea fascicularis is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Euphylliidae, commonly known as octopus coral, fluorescence grass coral, and galaxy coral among various vernacular names.

- Scientific name: *Galaxea fascicularis*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 1689
- Wikidata: [Q150766](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q150766)
- iNaturalist taxon: [503683](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/503683)

## Names

- en: Galaxy Coral
- fr: Corail piquant

## Countries with the most observations

ID (183), GU (132), NC (115), TH (84), AU (68), PH (65), KE (61), TZ (50), FJ (48), MY (48), MV (43), EG (36)

## Summary

Galaxea fascicularis is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Euphylliidae, commonly known as octopus coral, fluorescence grass coral, and galaxy coral among various vernacular names.
It is a common species on reef slopes in the Indo-Pacific region and is kept by enthusiasts in reef aquaria.

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

## Photo

![Galaxy Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/galaxy-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141079221

## Machine access

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