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genus

Acropora

Acropora is a genus in the family Acroporidae. This database currently files 1 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 43 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
43
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

Best-known members of Acropora

Ranked by popularity score.

CR, Critically Endangered
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)

Staghorn coral

Acropora cervicornis

Acroporidae

How threatened is Acropora?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered1100%

Where is Acropora recorded?

Species on file in this genus with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

United States of America: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesHaiti: 1 speciesDominican Rep.: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesPuerto Rico: 1 speciesJamaica: 1 speciesCuba: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesTrinidad and Tobago: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States1
  2. Puerto Rico1
  3. Colombia1
  4. Bahamas1
  5. Belize1
  6. U.S. Virgin Islands1
  7. Jamaica1
  8. Panama1
  9. Mexico1
  10. Cuba1
  11. Cayman Islands1
  12. Costa Rica1
  13. Caribbean Netherlands1
  14. Venezuela1
  15. Guadeloupe1
  16. Turks & Caicos Islands1
  17. Barbados1
  18. Curaçao1
  19. Nicaragua1
  20. Martinique1

All species in Acropora

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically EndangeredNot recorded43