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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora valida

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora valida) is recorded at 68 diving areas across 36 countries, most often around Great Barrier Reef, Kimbe Bay and North Malé Atoll.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Coral SeaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Great Barrier ReefAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    RarotongaCook Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Christmas Island (Kiritimati)Kiribati
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    KosraeMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Occasionally seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Regularly seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Regularly seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Green IslandTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Andaman IslandsIndia
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Regularly seen here
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Occasionally seen here
    Baa AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    North Malé AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    Rasdhoo AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    South Malé AtollMaldives
    Regularly seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Occasionally seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Occasionally seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Occasionally seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Inner IslandsSeychelles
    Regularly seen here
    Kalpitiya & NorthwestSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Trincomalee & East CoastSri Lanka
    Occasionally seen here
    Dar es Salaam & Offshore IslandsTanzania
    Occasionally seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    EilatIsrael
    Occasionally seen here
    AqabaJordan
    Occasionally seen here
    Aqaba Marine ParkJordan
    Occasionally seen here
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Rarely seen here
    Port Sudan & SanganebSudan
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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