Acropora lokani coral

Acropora lokani coral

Acropora lokani

Acropora lokani illustration

Protected Status

Quick Facts

Weight
Not relevant for corals
Lifespan
Up to hundreds of years
Threats
Climate change, including ocean warming and ocean acidification, Diseases, Land-based sources of pollution, Unsustainable fishing, Small population size, Habitat degradation
Location
Foreign
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Picture of acropora lokani coral.

About the Species

Acropora lokani is a species of coral found in marine, shallow reefs and sheltered lagoons in the Coral Triangle area (the Philippines to Timor Leste and east to the Solomon Islands). It occurs at depths between 26 and 82 feet.

Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. Acropora lokani is listed as threatened throughout its range under the ESA.

Learn more about Acropora lokani (PDF, 3 pages)

Protected Status

Scientific Classification

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Genus
Species lokani

Management Overview

Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. Acropora lokani is listed as threatened throughout its range under the ESA.

Regulatory Actions & Documents

Listing of 20 Reef-Building Coral Species Under the ESA

We, NOAA Fisheries, are publishing this final rule to implement our final determination to list the following 20 species as threatened: five in the Caribbean (Dendrogyra cylindrus, Orbicella annularis, Orbicella faveolata, Orbicella franksi, and
Final Rule
,
Pacific Islands
Southeast
Effective

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Documents

Document

Status Review Report of 82 Candidate Coral Species Petitioned Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

On October 20, 2009, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the National Marine Fisheries…

Pacific Islands
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