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    Staghorn coral

    Staghorn coral

    Acropora vaughani

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Staghorn coral (Acropora vaughani) is recorded at 36 diving areas across 26 countries, most often around Great Barrier Reef, Ishigaki & Yaeyama and Pohnpei.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Great Barrier ReefAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    North Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    South Ari AtollMaldives
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Occasionally seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Hikkaduwa & South CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusAcropora

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