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Barabattoia has been reclassified as dipsastraea.Could possibly be Barabattoia amicorum, too. With so many of these types of LPS looking similar, it's really tough to make a positive ID.
Good news is that care requirements are quite similar for all these.
The only plocoid goniastrea species is g. stelligera, and those have smaller corallites and pale flesh. Most goniastreas also have pronounced paliform lobes.It’s either a Goniastrea, Dipsastrea, or Coelastrea. These are typically sold as ‘Favias’ but there are no true Favias in the hobby, there are only two species left in the genus and they’re both Caribbean species, there is no stony coral collection in the Caribbean. It can be very difficult to narrow down the exact species of these types of brain corals, but if I had to guess, I’d say it’s a Goniastrea. It is most definitely not a Lobophyllia, Acanthestrea, or Blastomussa.