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    Staghorn coral

    Acropora pharaonis

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora pharaonis) is recorded at 24 diving areas across 19 countries, most often around Yanbu, Dahab and Aqaba Marine Park.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    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
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    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
    DahabEgypt
    Occasionally seen here
    Deep SouthEgypt
    Rarely seen here
    EilatIsrael
    Occasionally seen here
    AqabaJordan
    Occasionally seen here
    Aqaba Marine ParkJordan
    Occasionally seen here
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Regularly seen here
    Port Sudan & SanganebSudan
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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