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Table Coral

Invertebrate · Near Threatened

Table Coral

Acropora hyacinthus

About

Fast-growing plate coral forming wide tables that shelter reef fish.

Family
Acroporidae
Avg size
50-200 cm
Habitat
Table coral occurs in the central Pacific and along the Australian east coast, growing at depths of 1 to 25 m (3 ft 3 in to 82 ft) on the upper slopes of shallow reefs. Like most corals it is listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List and is included under Appendix II of CITES; although population figures are unknown, its numbers are believed to be falling in step with the worldwide decline of reefs. Likely threats include the global loss of coral reefs, rising temperatures and the bleaching they cause, climate change, human activity, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), and disease.

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