How deep does the Stony Coral live?

The Stony Coral (Acropora pulchra) is typically found at 1–20 m.

Stony Coral

Acropora pulchra

Group: Coral
Typical depth: 1–20 m
IUCN status: EN

A branching stony coral that builds dense thickets across shallow back reef margins, reef flats and lagoons. Each branch is a colony of tiny polyps sharing the same skeleton, and the species is listed as endangered as warming and bleaching thin its shallow habitat.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Acroporidae › Acropora

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 207015.

FAQ

How deep does the Stony Coral live?: The Stony Coral (Acropora pulchra) is typically found at 1–20 m.