Record number of staghorn corals identified in Sabah

Underwater view: The staghorn corals in Pulau Banggi.

KOTA KINABALU: About 70% of the world’s staghorn corals which provide habitat and food for many marine species have been identified in waters around Sabah.

Researchers from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) reported 83 species of staghorn corals occurring in Sabah waters, as published in the November issue of the scientific journal Zootaxa (Magnolia Press).