Hexacorallia |
Scleractinia |
Acroporidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 51 m (Ref. 101931). Tropical; 35°N - 34°S, 27°E - 10°E (Ref. 846)
Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Colonies have wide range of forms from compact bushes to tables. Axial corallites are small while radial corallites are usually a mixture of sizes and are strongly appressed and swollen, with small openings.
Can be found in shallow waters (Ref. 122680). A wide range of reef environments, i.e., intertidal outer reef flat and subtidal reef edge, submerged reef tops (Ref. 86439) and rocky foreshores (Ref. 846).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hermaphroditic (Refs. 113708, 113712). Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end (Ref. 833).
Wallace, C.C. 1999 Staghorn corals of the world. A revision of the genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. CSIRO Publishing. 421 p. (Ref. 86439)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Mass conversion
Abundance
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.4 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1280 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
