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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora monticulosa

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora monticulosa) is recorded at 31 diving areas across 23 countries, most often around Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Kerama Islands and Niue West Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    RarotongaCook Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    RangiroaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    KosraeMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Occasionally seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Green IslandTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Occasionally seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely 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
    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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