Staghorn coral
Astreopora expansa
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Genus
- Astreopora
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 11 countries and 5 regions.
- Rowley Shoals, Australia - 3 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 1 records
- Moheli, Comoros - 1 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 1 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 1 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 1 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 1 records
- Mafia Island, Tanzania - 2 records
- Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti - 1 records
- Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia - 1 records
- Komodo, Indonesia - 1 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 1 records