Acropora robusta

About this species

Acropora robusta 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 occurs in tropical shallow reefs, mainly along margins that are exposed to the action of strong waves, and can be found at depths from 1 to 8 metres. It was described by Dana in 1846.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 145 records
February: 2,203 records
March: 26 records
April: 126 records
May: 177 records
June: 16 records
July: 35 records
August: 115 records
September: 32 records
October: 56 records
November: 34 records
December: 26 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 5–47 m · Deepest record: 58.5 m

0–10 m: 387 records
10–20 m: 751 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 470 records
40–50 m: 872 records
50–60 m: 68 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 59 records
26–28 °C: 506 records
28–30 °C: 278 records

Photos

(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) John Hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: トゲスギミドリイシ, ヤスリミドリイシ

Other scientific names: Acropora (Acropora) nobilis, Acropora (Acropora) robusta, Acropora (Eumadrepora) decipiens, Acropora (Eumadrepora) pacifica, Acropora (Eumadrepora) smithi, Acropora (Isopora) nobilis, Acropora (Tylopora) canalis, Acropora (Tylopora) nobilis, Acropora canalis, Acropora conigera, Acropora cuspidata, Acropora cyclopea, Acropora decipiens, Acropora nobilis, Acropora pacifica, Acropora paxilligera, Acropora pinguis, Acropora ponderosa, Acropora smithi, Acropora virilis, Madrepora (Eumadrepora) conigera, Madrepora (Eumadrepora) cyclopea, Madrepora (Eumadrepora) decipiens, Madrepora (Eumadrepora) pacifica, Madrepora (Eumadrepora) robusta, Madrepora (Eumadrepora) smithi, Madrepora (Isopora) brooki, Madrepora (Lepidocyathus) cuspidata, Madrepora (Odonthocyathus) ambigua, Madrepora (Polystachys) paxilligera

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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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
3,721 open-data records from 1846 to 2011.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.