Staghorn coral
Acropora tenella
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Genus
- Acropora
Where to Find
Found in 10 diving areas across 6 countries and 3 regions.
- Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 1 records
- Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia - 1 records
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 13 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 2 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 5 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 5 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 1 records
- Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia - 5 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 4 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 1 records