Saltwater
Microphthalma acropora
Acropora microphthalma
Acroporidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Small-polyp stony coral (SPS)
- Light
- High
- Flow
- Strong
- Placement
- High on the rock
- Difficulty
- Demanding
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, and 11 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Acropora microphthalma is a species of acroporid coral found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west and central Pacific Ocean. It is also found in the Line Islands. It occurs in shallow tropical reefs on upper reef slopes, in turbid water and in sandy lagoons. It can be found from depths of 5–25 m.
Other names
No other names.
