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Astreopora suggesta Staghorn Coral, Moon Coral, Stony Coral

Astreopora suggesta is commonly referred to as Staghorn Coral, Moon Coral, Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Astreopora suggesta. Red Sea. Corallite detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
4166 
AphiaID:
287948 
Scientific:
Astreopora suggesta 
German:
großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Staghorn Coral, Moon Coral, Stony Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > suggesta (Species) 
Initial determination:
Wells, 1954 
Occurrence:
Sudan, Eritrea, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Egypt, Fiji, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tuvalu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 15 Meter 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
77.36 °F - 84.74 °F (25.2°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-12-06 18:44:12 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Astreopora suggesta are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Astreopora suggesta, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Astreopora suggesta, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”

Characters: Colonies are hemispherical with small, widely spaced corallites raised on mounds that may be of different shapes. Calices average one millimetre diameter. Septa are in two irregular cycles. Coenosteum papillae are short and blunt.

Colour: Brown with pale corallites.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Astreopora gracilis

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Lamberts (1982). Additional identification guide: Nishihira and Veron (1995).

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 06.12.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 06.12.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 06.12.2020.

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Astreopora suggesta. Red Sea. Corallite detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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