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    Staghorn coral

    Acropora striata

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora striata) is recorded at 21 diving areas across 12 countries, most often around Sulawesi, Kimbe Bay and Niue West Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Central & South Pacific
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Occasionally seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Occasionally seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Regularly seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    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
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    Derawan IslandsIndonesia
    Occasionally seen here
    FloresIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    SulawesiIndonesia
    Regularly seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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