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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora polystoma

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora polystoma) is recorded at 34 diving areas across 24 countries, most often around Sulawesi, Ishigaki & Yaeyama and Upolu.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    KosraeMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North 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
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Rarely seen here
    Port Sudan & SanganebSudan
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Derawan IslandsIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Lombok & Gili IslandsIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Raja AmpatIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    SulawesiIndonesia
    Regularly seen here
    Perhentian IslandsMalaysia
    Occasionally seen here
    Redang IslandMalaysia
    Occasionally seen here
    Mergui ArchipelagoMyanmar
    Rarely seen here
    Gulf of ThailandThailand
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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