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Records of Scleractinia in Singapore have not been updated for 14 years. We present an inventory of zooxanthellate hard coral species by consolidating past work, coral collection records and recent publications, as well as conducting field surveys at eight coral reefs south of mainland Singapore. Species assessment surveys and recent literature revealed a total of 161 species. Using updated taxonomy, and including 33 new records, we report an increase in the number of species found in Singapore from 187 to 255. Raffles Lighthouse registered the largest number of species and represents the most undisturbed reefs of the sites studied. No clear relationship can be established between species richness and distance from the Mainland. The total number of species in Singapore is comparable to the reefs in neighboring countries if reef area is taken into account. Only 63.1% of total species recorded have been …