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Brain coral is a hard coral generally found in the shallow warm waters of all oceans worldwide.

Their name comes from their spheroid shape and grooved surface. Each head is formed by a colony of polyps. Colonies can grow as large as 1.8 meters/6 feet.

Brain corals can live to be 900 years old.

The main regions where it has been spotted:

Boracay

Tablas Strait

Jeddah

Red Sea

Big Corn Island