Species · accepted in WoRMS
Acropora hyacinthus
(Dana, 1846)
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Other names
- None recorded
- Common names
- Brush Coral (Wikidata), hyacinth table coral (WoRMS), hyacinth tabling coral (WoRMS), Staghorn coral (Wikidata)
- Trade names
- None recordedA scientific name identifies a species; trade names and lineage describe its aquarium history.
- Identifiers
- WoRMS AphiaID 207044Wikidata Q3939008NCBI Taxonomy 55974Coral Trait Database species 80
- Cite as
- Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207044 on 2026-10-03
Reading the evidence
These records describe traits and results under specific study conditions. They do not establish recommended aquarium settings.
Trait records
13 traits · Coral Trait Database3 recordsColony maximum diameter300 cmOne reported value1 recordCorallite width maximum1.1 mmOne reported value3 recordsDepth lower14 m · 20 m · 26 mSources differ · unresolved2 recordsDepth upper0 m · 5 mSources differ · unresolved1 recordGrowth form Verontables_or_platesOne reported value3 recordsGrowth rate104.5 mm yr^-1 · 43.3 mm yr^-1 · 94.1 mm yr^-1Sources differ · unresolved1 recordMode of larval developmentspawnerOne reported value1 recordSexual systemhermaphroditeOne reported value15 recordsSymbiodinium cladeCOne reported value15 recordsSymbiodinium subcladeC3 · C3u · C101 · C101a · C3k (type 1) · …Sources differ · unresolved1 recordWater clarity preferenceclearOne reported value1 recordWave exposure preferenceexposedOne reported value1 recordZooxanthellatezooxanthellateOne reported value
Sources
CC-BY-4.0Retrieved 2026-10-03World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) — Aphia REST taxon recordsPer-taxon recommended WoRMS citation (stored on each taxon record).
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Wikidata — taxon cross-identifiersWikidata (CC0); item QID shown per taxon.
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Coral Trait Database — current per-species observation CSV exportsMadin et al. (2016) The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans. Scientific Data 3:160017. Primary resources cited per observation.