Staghorn coral
Acropora eurystoma
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 7 diving areas across 6 countries and 2 regions.
- Upolu, Samoa - 2 records
- Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu - 2 records
- Dahab, Egypt - 27 records
- Eilat, Israel - 25 records
- Aqaba, Jordan - 27 records
- Aqaba Marine Park, Jordan - 27 records
- Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - 1 records