Turbinaria bifrons is a zooxanthellate hermatypic coral and its tissues contain symbiont dinoflagellates.

[1] Its colonies begin as thin layers that become bifacial fronds that are vertical and elongated.

[3] It is classed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List and it is believed that its population is decreasing in line with the global decline of coral reefs; the species is also listed under Appendix II of CITES.

Figures of its population are unknown, but is likely to be threatened by the global reduction of coral reefs, the increase of temperature causing coral bleaching, climate change, human activity, parasites, and disease.

[1] This uncommon species occurs in the eastern Indian Ocean, Australia, Japan, the South China Sea, and the northwestern, southwestern, and western central Pacific Ocean.