Herpolitha limax
Tongue Coral
As recorded: Herpolitha limax (Esper, 1792)
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Fungiidae
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Human observation
Herpolitha limax observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 671 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.
2026-10-20
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Vele, Wallis et Futuna
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID
(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
South Pacific Ocean
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Herpolitha limax. BPBM b43752a1-9540-4cb8-a9fd-0bbbf1b8181f. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384622. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/b43752a1-9540-4cb8-a9fd-0bbbf1b8181f.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 3413384622 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026