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Acropora aspera in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Julia
BPBM 3371Invertebrate Zoology

Acropora aspera

As recorded: Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Acroporidae

Locality
Enewetak Atoll
Island
Enewetak Atoll
Region
Marshall Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
12 Bishop specimens of Acropora asperaSpecies page ›

Acropora aspera observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-29.

Acropora aspera observed 2026-06-29

2026-06-29

Sud, NC

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acropora aspera observed 2026-06-23

2026-06-23

Queensland, AU

(c) Noa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acropora aspera observed 2026-05-21

2026-05-21

(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acropora aspera observed 2026-01-22

2026-01-22

South Andaman, IN-AN, IN

(c) priya_2696, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acropora aspera observed 2022-01-30

2022-01-30

Jawa Timur, ID

(c) Cheryl Gilbert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Acropora aspera observed 2013-08-06

2013-08-06

(c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Acropora aspera. BPBM 3371. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34775565. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/3371.

Record sources