Where does the Branching staghorn coral live?
Acropora nasuta has 2,894 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2025. Most records come from Australia.
- 2,894 records
- 46 places
- 60 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaAcroporidaeAcropora
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18992025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,499 | |
| Indonesia | 307 | |
| Japan | 252 | |
| Marshall Islands | 73 | |
| French Polynesia | 64 | |
| Kiribati | 61 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | |
| Cook Islands | 46 | |
| Niue | 37 | |
| New Caledonia | 36 | |
| Philippines | 36 | |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | |
| Pitcairn | 33 | |
| Samoa | 30 | |
| Micronesia | 29 | |
| Maldives | 29 | |
| China | 22 | |
| Thailand | 21 | |
| Yemen | 20 | |
| American Samoa | 18 | |
| Seychelles | 18 | |
| Mayotte | 18 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 15 | |
| Fiji | 14 | |
| Taiwan | 14 | |
| Malaysia | 13 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 13 | |
| Kenya | 11 | |
| Iran | 10 | |
| Mauritius | 8 | |
| Réunion | 8 | |
| Mozambique | 5 | |
| French Southern Territories | 5 | |
| Guam | 4 | |
| Oman | 4 | |
| Palau | 4 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Madagascar | 3 | |
| Sudan | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Acroporidae.
elkhorn coral
22,885 records
staghorn coral
15,476 records
fused staghorn coral
6,778 records
Brush Coral
3,666 records
Bushy staghorn coral
3,628 records
Finger Coral
2,711 records
Acropora cerealis
2,307 records
Bali Shortcake
1,796 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.