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    Thin birdsnest coral

    Thin birdsnest coral

    Seriatopora hystrix

    Hard Corals
    Vulnerable

    The Thin birdsnest coral (Seriatopora hystrix) is recorded at 38 diving areas across 24 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
    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
    Occasionally seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Frequently seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Watamu & MalindiKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    Deep SouthEgypt
    Rarely seen here
    Marsa AlamEgypt
    Rarely seen here
    EilatIsrael
    Rarely seen here
    YanbuSaudi Arabia
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHexacorallia
    OrderScleractinia
    FamilyPocilloporidae
    GenusSeriatopora

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