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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora retusa

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora retusa) is recorded at 20 diving areas across 15 countries, most often around Moorea & Tahiti, Niue West Coast and Flic en Flac & West Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Central & South Pacific
    RarotongaCook Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Bora BoraFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Moorea & TahitiFrench Polynesia
    Regularly seen here
    RangiroaFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    KosraeMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Regularly seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Occasionally 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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