---
title: "Pig-tooth Coral"
description: "Balanophyllia europaea — Outros animais. Balanophyllia europaea, called also scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pig-tooth-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pig-tooth Coral

> Balanophyllia europaea — Outros animais. Balanophyllia europaea, called also scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae.

- Scientific name: *Balanophyllia europaea*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1567
- Wikidata: [Q3633208](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3633208)
- iNaturalist taxon: [95060](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/95060)

## Names

- en: Pig-tooth Coral
- de: Warzenkoralle
- fr: Dent de cochon
- nl: Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea

## Countries with the most observations

FR (555), ES (206), GR (199), IT (107), HR (90), TR (13), CY (9), SI (4)

## Summary

Balanophyllia europaea, called also scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae.

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

## Photo

![Pig-tooth Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pig-tooth-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Géry PARENT · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balanophyllia_europaea_(Risso,_1826).jpg

## Machine access

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