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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora millepora

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora millepora) is recorded at 41 diving areas across 21 countries, most often around Great Barrier Reef, Ishigaki & Yaeyama and Kimbe Bay.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Coral SeaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Great Barrier ReefAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Regularly seen here
    Christmas Island (Kiritimati)Kiribati
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Frequently seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Frequently seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    Rasdhoo AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Occasionally seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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