Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

(Fig. 8)

Material: ZUTC Cnid. 1006, colony fragment, Larak Island, 26° 53' 0.7" N, 56° 20' 51.3" E, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei, November 2010.

Identification guide: Veron (2000)

Notes for local identification: Colonies were observed as brown or pink.

Abundance: Common.

Depth of occurrence: 2 to 5 m.