The Australian saucer coral (Homophyllia australis), lives just off the coast of Mackay. With the worldwide demand for Australian aquarium corals increasing, a single aquarium specimen of Homophyllia australis fetched more than $8,000 AUD in Japan in 2017

© Ciemon Caballes Bleaching affects aquarium corals too
A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian aquarium coral industry.