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    Staghorn coral

    Acropora speciosa

    Hard Corals
    Vulnerable

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora speciosa) is recorded at 23 diving areas across 11 countries, most often around Sulawesi, Kimbe Bay and Bikini Atoll.

    WoRMS

    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Isle of PinesNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    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
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Cenderawasih BayIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Derawan IslandsIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    FloresIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    HalmaheraIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    KomodoIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Lombok & Gili IslandsIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Raja AmpatIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    SulawesiIndonesia
    Regularly seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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