# Coral (Acropora hemprichii), Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheij, Egipto, 2022-03-26, DD 108

- By: Diego Delso
- Date: 2022-03-26
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coral_(Acropora_hemprichii),_Ras_Katy,_Sharm_el-Sheij,_Egipto,_2022-03-26,_DD_108.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Coral_%28Acropora_hemprichii%29%2C_Ras_Katy%2C_Sharm_el-Sheij%2C_Egipto%2C_2022-03-26%2C_DD_108.jpg/1920px-Coral_%28Acropora_hemprichii%29%2C_Ras_Katy%2C_Sharm_el-Sheij%2C_Egipto%2C_2022-03-26%2C_DD_108.jpg
- Who can see it: Kids profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Acropora hemprichii, Ras Katy, Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt. This species of acroporid coral is found in shallow reefs in marine environments, occurs at depths of 3 to 15 m (9.8 to 49.2 ft), and lives for between 13 and 24 years. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and has a decreasing population. It's found in colonies of densely-packed branches, which are flat or upward-facing, are often more than 2 m (6.6 ft) wide, and can exist without the presence of any other species. Acropora hemprichii is common but only found in a small area; the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Philippines, and the Indian Ocean. The guy in the top right corner is a blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) and the two guys hidding in the coral are yellow chromis (Chromis analis).