Eunicella verrucosa pink sea-fan

Eunicella verrucosa is commonly referred to as pink sea-fan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Eunicella verrucosa
German:: Kaltwassergorgonie
English:: Pink Sea-fan

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Eunicella (Genus) > verrucosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: West Sahara, Ghana, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, European Coasts, Morocco, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea
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:: 10 - 100 Meter
Size:: 11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm)
Temperature:: 46.4 °F - 64.4 °F (8°C - 18°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Dustfood , Food specialist, Plankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Eunicella albicans
Seefächer, Hornkoralle
Eunicella cavolini
Gelbe Hornkoralle
Eunicella filiformis
Eunicella filum
Eunicella gazella
Hornkoralle
Eunicella gracilis
Eunicella granulata
Eunicella hendersoni
Eunicella kochi
Eunicella labiata
Gorgonie
Eunicella lata
Eunicella palma
Eunicella papillifera
Eunicella pendula
Eunicella pillsbury
Eunicella racemosa
Eunicella rigida
Eunicella singularis
Seefächer, Hornkoralle
Eunicella tricoronata
Sinus-Seefächer
Eunicella verrucosa
Kaltwassergorgonie

More related species in this lexicon:

Eunicella microthela
Seefächer, Hornkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-11 19:12:58
Last edit:: 2013-08-11 19:12:58

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

(Pallas, 1766)

External links

Craggs and Co breed The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa (en). Abgerufen am 01.12.2024.
Harald´s Gorgonien-Lexikon (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Jim Greenfield (British Marine Life) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
National Museums of Northern Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Vulnerable Forests of the Pink Sea Fan Eunicella verrucosa in the Mediterranean Sea (en). Abgerufen am 18.09.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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