Pavona chiriquiensis Leaf Coral

Pavona chiriquiensis is commonly referred to as Leaf Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 289200

Scientific:: Pavona chiriquiensis
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Leaf Coral

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > chiriquiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Glynn, Maté & Stemann, 2001

Occurrence:: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Austral Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Kiribati, Malpelo Island, New Caledonia, Panama, Samoa, the Society Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
Sea depth:: 3 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 27,4 °F - 28,4 °F (27,4°C - 28,4°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
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:

Pavona cf. explanulata
Schlängelseptenkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-07-30 07:49:26
Last edit:: 2017-09-03 21:42:50

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Glyn, Mate & Stemann, 2001

Very special thanks for the first two photos of Pavona chiriquiensis to Dave Burdick from GUAMREEFLIFE!
Thanks a lot, Dave!!

From Corals of the World:

Characters: Colonies are massive. Corallites have thick walls and are well defined. Septo-costae are in two indistinct orders. Columellae are well developed. Tentacles are extended during the day giving colonies a furry appearance.

Colour: Green, grey and brown.

Similar Species: Pavona explanulata, which has similar corallite structures, but does not form massive colonies. See also Pavona decussata.

Habitat: Occurs on shallow protected rocky substrates.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > Pavona chiriquiensis (Species)

External links

Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Erstbeschreibung von Pavona chiriquiensis (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Guam Reeflife, Dave Burdick (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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