Acropora grandis

  • Great staghorn coral
  • Grand corail corne de cerf

Distribution

  • The tropical Pacific
  • The Red Sea
  • The Indian Ocean

Substrate and environment

  • The species is generally attached to a reef
  • Generally in an area where there is a current
  • The species can be found between 5 and 25 Meters.
  • Common species.

General behaviour of the species

General characteristics of the species

  • Maximum size of the colony : 700 cm
  • Lives in partnership with algae

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!