Acropora samoensis

Corals and anemones
IUCN: Endangered

Usual depth2–24 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsMay and October
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Acropora samoensis 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 on upper slopes of reefs, from depths of 5 to 15 metres. It was described by Brook in 1891.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 16 records
February: 38 records
March: 29 records
April: 23 records
May: 90 records
June: 18 records
July: 23 records
August: 24 records
September: 17 records
October: 60 records
November: 24 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–24 m · Deepest record: 50 m

0–10 m: 102 records
10–20 m: 17 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 21 records
24–26 °C: 156 records
26–28 °C: 184 records
28–30 °C: 383 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ウォーレスミドリイシ, サモアミドリイシ

Other scientific names: Acropora (Acropora) samoensis, Acropora torresiana, Acropora wallaceae, Madrepora (Tylopora) samoensis, Madrepora samoensis

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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).
915 open-data records from 1891 to 2012.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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