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Endangered· population decreasing· assessed 2024

Staghorn coral

Acropora muricata

Sighting evidence at Sunayama Reef Okinawa, Okinawa

Staghorn coral

Photo: Josy Lai · CC BY-NC

One of the fastest-growing hard corals and a primary reef builder throughout the Indo-Pacific. Dense thickets of staghorn coral provide critical shelter for juvenile reef fish and are among the first corals to recover after bleaching events when water temperatures stabilise.

Evidence at this site

0 records within 25 km

Confidence: low

No date on file
How is this calculated?

Sighting evidence is compiled from iNaturalist observation records within a set proximity radius, filtered for quality-grade observations. “Last confirmed” is the date of the most recent research-grade record. Record count covers a rolling 24-month window. Confidence reflects record count, recency, and consistency of seasonal signal.

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