Hexacorallia | 
Scleractinia | 
Acroporidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range				
				
					Οικολογία				
				
			
			
				Υφαλόφιλο(α);  εύρος βάθους 2 - 20 m (Αναφ. 98471).  Tropical; 28°N -   34°S, 27°E -   170°W (Αναφ. 846)			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Indo-Pacific.  Tropical to subtropical.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
			
			
				Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cmCommon length : 9.9 cm DL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 269)			
			
			
							
				
				
					
						Colonies are formed of thick encrustations that develop atout (usually less than 10 cm in diameter), vertical, irregulary shaped branches, depending on exposure to wave action. May dominate wave-washed communities due to its solid construction. Axial corallites are difficult to distinguish due to the large area of branch tip. Many colonies consist of less than 12 main branches (Ref. 269).					
				
				
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Usually less than 10 cm.  Common in shallow and intermediate depths (Ref. 269).  Occurs subtidally on deeper areas of reef flat, edge, slope, walls and submerged reefs (Ref. 98471).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae				
			
			
				
					Hermaphroditic (Ref. 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).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Hodgson, G. 1998 Corals. p. 101-122. In Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem (eds) FAO species identifidication guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 1. Seaweeds, coral, bivalves and gastropods. FAO Rome. (Αναφ. 269)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Αναφ. 108899)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 3296 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
						
						
			
									
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					Unknown.