Acropora secale   (Studer, 1878)

Purple tipped Acropora

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Anthozoa | Scleractinia | Acroporidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 3 - 10 m (Ref. 98622).  Tropical; 30°N - 34°S, 27°E - 134°W (Ref. 846)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Branch Thickness: 2.5 cm (Ref. 846).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Branch thickness: 2.5 cm (Ref. 846). Depth range based on occurrence record (Ref. 98622). Found in subtidal, shallow reef environments especially upper reef slopes, outer reef flats (Ref. 846), reef edge and walls (Ref. 86439).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Simultaneous hermaphrodite (Refs. 97272, 113712).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 846)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 03 January 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3104 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.