Acropora teres is a species of acroporid coral found in the central Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic western Pacific Ocean. It is found in tropical shallow reefs on slopes and in lagoons, at depths of between 2 and 20 metres (6 ft 7 in and 65 ft 7 in). The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain. It was described as Madrepora teres by Verrill in 1866.