Astreopora coral (no English common name)

Astreopora gracilis

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207124, checked 2026-10-31).

English: Astreopora coral (no English common name)
Scientific: Astreopora gracilis
Dhivehi: No recorded Dhivehi name

Group: Hard corals
Family: Acroporidae (staghorn, table and plate corals)
Depth and habitat: Reef-associated, recorded from 5 to 25 m
IUCN status: LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II

Description

A massive or encrusting coral covered in small, conical, volcano-like cups set in a rough, porous surface. Colonies are usually rounded or flattened. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.

In the Maldives

Recorded from the Maldives: literature records via OBIS (IndOBIS); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.

Sources

sealifebase.se /summary/Astreopora-gracilis.html
marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207124

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.