DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Acropora microphthalma
- Usual depth2–8 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Acropora microphthalma is a species of acroporid coral found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west and central Pacific Ocean. It is also found in the Line Islands. It occurs in shallow tropical reefs on upper reef slopes, in turbid water and in sandy lagoons. It can be found from depths of 5–25 m.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 24 records
- March: 34 records
- April: 31 records
- May: 133 records
- June: 29 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 53 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 38 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–8 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- コエダミドリイシ
Other scientific names: Acropora (Acropora) microphthalma, Acropora inermis, Madrepora (Conocyathus) microphthalma, Madrepora microphthalma
Similar species
Staghorn CoralAcropora austera
Table coralAcropora cytherea
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,120 open-data records from 1869 to 2010.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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