Briareum asbestinum Corky Sea Finger

Briareum asbestinum wird umgangssprachlich oft als Hornkoralle bezeichnet. Die Haltung gilt als mittelschwer. Es wird ein Aquarium von mindestens 100 Liter empfohlen.

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lexID:

2060 

AphiaID:

289534 

Scientific:

Briareum asbestinum 

German:

Hornkoralle, Korkiger Seefinger 

English:

Corky Sea Finger 

Category:

Gorgonie 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Briareidae (Family) > Briareum (Genus) > asbestinum (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1766 

Occurrence:

Belize, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean, USA 

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:

1 - 55 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

up to 39.37" (100 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 75.2 °F (20°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

Łatwy  

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Briareum asbestinum
  Hornkoralle, Korkiger Seefinger
• 
  Briareum cylindrum
  Kalkachsenkoralle
• 
  Briareum hamrum
  Kalkachsenkoralle
• Briareum palmachristi
• 
  Briareum stechei
  Kalkachsenkoralle
• 
  Briareum violaceum
  Grüne Röhrenkoralle

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Briareum cf. hamrum
  Grüne Röhrenkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-10-23 22:03:20 

Last edit:

2025-07-23 20:02:59 

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