DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Acropora verweyi
- Usual depth1–26 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Acropora verweyi is a species of acroporid coral found in the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic western Pacific Ocean. It is also found in the Philippines, American Samoa, Fiji and Rodrigues. It occurs in tropical shallow reefs on upper slopes, from depths of 2 to 15 metres.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–26 m · Deepest record: 47.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Acropora (Acropora) verweyi
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).
- 573 open-data records from 1979 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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