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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora acuminata

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora acuminata) is recorded at 45 diving areas across 25 countries, most often around Sulawesi, Ishigaki & Yaeyama and Derawan Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    KosraeMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Green IslandTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    Rasdhoo AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Occasionally seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Occasionally seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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