Favites flexuosa Stony Coral

Favites flexuosa is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1804
AphiaID:: 207444

Scientific:: Favites flexuosa
German:: Hirnkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Favites (Genus) > flexuosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dana, ), 1846

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands), India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kamtschatka, Kenya, Kiribati, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen
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:: 0 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 76.46 °F - 84.02 °F (24.7°C - 28.9°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Średnio trudny
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))

Red List:

Near threatened (NT)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-01-15 14:56:07
Last edit:: 2025-09-12 19:22:46

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Favites flexuosa are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Favites flexuosa, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Favites flexuosa, 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.”

Favites flexuosa
(Dana, 1846)

Characters: Colonies are hemispherical or flat. Corallites are angular and deep. Septa are prominent, with large conspicuous teeth. Paliform lobes are weakly developed.

Colour: A wide range, usually with contrasting walls and oral discs.

Habitat: A wide range of reef environments and rocky foreshores.

Abundance: Sometimes common, especially in subtropical locations.

Similar species: Acanthastrea echinata , Favites paraflexuosa , Favites vasta

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Wijsman-Best (1972), Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

Synonyms:
Astraea (Fissicella) flexuosa Dana, 1846
Astraea flexuosa Dana, 1846
Favites ellisiana Verrill, 1901
Prionastraea flexuosa (Dana, 1846)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Favites (Genus) > Favites flexuosa (Species)

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 31.10.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 31.10.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 31.10.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 31.10.2020.

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