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    Encrusting pore coral

    Encrusting pore coral

    Montipora aequituberculata

    Hard Corals
    Endangered

    The Encrusting pore coral (Montipora aequituberculata) is recorded at 31 diving areas across 20 countries, most often around Great Barrier Reef, Ishigaki & Yaeyama and Kerama Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Great Barrier ReefAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Frequently seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Regularly 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
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    AqabaJordan
    Rarely seen here
    Aqaba Marine ParkJordan
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyAcroporidae
    GenusMontipora

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