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    Staghorn coral

    Acropora spicifera

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora spicifera) is recorded at 21 diving areas across 13 countries, most often around Sulawesi, Bali and Halmahera.

    WoRMS

    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Regularly seen here
    Derawan IslandsIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    FloresIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    HalmaheraIndonesia
    Regularly seen here
    Lombok & Gili IslandsIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Raja AmpatIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    SulawesiIndonesia
    Regularly seen here
    Mabul & KapalaiMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    Southern IslandsSingapore
    Occasionally seen here
    Gulf of ThailandThailand
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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