Staghorn coral
Acropora awi
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Genus
- Acropora
Where to Find
Found in 9 diving areas across 5 countries and 3 regions.
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 10 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 2 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 15 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 4 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 2 records
- Derawan Islands, Indonesia - 12 records
- Halmahera, Indonesia - 17 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 2 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 13 records