Bottlebrush Coral

Acropora elseyi

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Endangered

Usual depth2–14 m
Water temperature21–30 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 5 records
February: 39 records
March: 33 records
April: 28 records
May: 127 records
June: 17 records
July: 4 records
August: 73 records
September: 7 records
October: 42 records
November: 39 records
December: 10 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–14 m · Deepest record: 56.5 m

0–10 m: 219 records
10–20 m: 47 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 245 records
26–28 °C: 267 records
28–30 °C: 214 records

Names and classification

English: Bottlebrush Coral

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: マルヅツミドリイシ

Other scientific names: Acropora (Acropora) elseyi, Acropora exilis, Acropora profusa, Madrepora (Conocyathus) elseyi, Madrepora (Conocyathus) exilis, Madrepora elseyi, Madrepora exilis

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,079 open-data records from 1971 to 2012.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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