Staghorn coral
Acropora elegans
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Genus
- Acropora
Where to Find
Found in 6 diving areas across 3 countries and 3 regions.
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 2 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 1 records
- Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia - 4 records
- Komodo, Indonesia - 2 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 1 records