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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora anthocercis

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora anthocercis) is recorded at 21 diving areas across 16 countries, most often around Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Kimbe Bay and Green Island.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Central & South Pacific
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon 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
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Hikkaduwa & South CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Kalpitiya & NorthwestSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Trincomalee & East CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    Cenderawasih BayIndonesia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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