Coral ID, please

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I Googled Banana coral and only torches came up. That does not look like my other trachy. Are you sure?
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I agree it has that look, but it does not puff up like the others, which is why I was confused. It’s not particularly “meaty”.
 
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

I agree it has that look, but it does not puff up like the others, which is why I was confused. It’s not particularly “meaty”.
completely normal; most corals in the wild are not as "puffed-up" as in captivity. Aquarium corals tend to have more polyp inflation/extension

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Batangas, Philippines | Credit: Josy Lai
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Noumea, New Caledonia | Credit: Pauline Fey
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Noumea, New Caledonia | Credit: Claire Goiran
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It’s funny how most of these common names are not very common. There’s a bunch of them that I’ve only heard once or twice. He definitely looks like a trachyphilia
 

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