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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora cerealis

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora cerealis) is recorded at 45 diving areas across 28 countries, most often around Great Barrier Reef, Sulawesi and Ishigaki & Yaeyama.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Great Barrier ReefAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Occasionally seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Occasionally seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Regularly seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Rasdhoo AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely 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

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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