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    Acropora anthocercis (Staghorn coral)

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    Cyphastrea ocellina (Ocellated coral)

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    Leptoseris mycetoseroides (Porcelain coral)

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    Porites annae (Hump coral)

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    Caulastrea curvata (Caulastrea coral)

    Information on Caulastrea curvata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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    Pectinia alcicornis (Pectinia coral)

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    Acropora tenuis (Staghorn coral)

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    Siderastrea savignyana (African pillow coral)

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    Caranx sexfasciatus (Big-eye trevally)

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  • Queensland groper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)

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    Cyphastrea agassizi (Agassiz’s coral)

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    Stylophora subseriata (Stylophora coral)

    Information on Stylophora subseriata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…

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  • African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)

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