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Acropora monticulosa
Acropora monticulosa (Brüggemann, 1879)
photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Family:  Acroporidae ()
Max. size:  300 cm COLD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 12 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: from Japan (north) and south to Australia and South Africa and east to Pitcairn Islands.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found around low tide mark and subtidally on rocky, wave-swept shallow reefs and reef habitats subject to strong tidal currents (Ref. 86439). Also on upper reef slopes (Ref. 98471).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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