| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia armata Verrill, 1878 | Armoured sea fan coral | Northwest Atlantic | |
| Acanthogorgia aspera Pourtalès, 1867 | Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Acanthogorgia augusta Grasshoff, 1999 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia australiensis Hentschel, 1903 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia breviflora Whitelegge, 1897 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia glyphica Grasshoff, 1999 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia hirsuta Gray, 1857 | Hairy sea fan coral | Atlantic and the Mediterranean | |
| Acanthogorgia ildibaha Grasshoff, 1999 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia isoxya Grasshoff, 1999 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia meganopla Grasshoff, 1999 | Western Central Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia ramosissima Wright & Studer, 1889 | Antarctic Indian Ocean | ||
| Acanthogorgia schrammi (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) | Southwest Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia spinosa Hiles, 1899 | Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Acanthogorgia vegae Aurivillius, 1931 | Northwest Pacific |