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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora lutkeni

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora lutkeni) is recorded at 50 diving areas across 26 countries, most often around Rarotonga, Upolu and Savai'i.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    RarotongaCook Islands
    Regularly seen here
    Bora BoraFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    Moorea & TahitiFrench Polynesia
    Regularly seen here
    RangiroaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Green IslandTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Occasionally seen here
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Baa AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    Rasdhoo AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Regularly 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
    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

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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