Goniastrea favulus Stony Coral

Goniastrea favulus is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended.

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AphiaID:: 288026

Scientific:: Goniastrea favulus
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

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

Occurrence:: Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Średnio trudny

CITES:

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

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Goniastrea aspera
Goniastrea deformis
Goniastrea edwardsi
Großpolypige Steinkoralle
Goniastrea favulus
Großpolypige Steinkoralle
Goniastrea minuta
Goniastrea minuta
Goniastrea pectinata
Steinkoralle
Goniastrea ramosa
großpolypige Steinkoralle
Goniastrea retiformis
großpolypige Steinkoralle
Goniastrea thecata
Hirnkoralle

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2007-04-19 19:29:08
Last edit:: 2007-05-09 00:51:58

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Goniastrea favulus
Dana, 1846

Infos from AIMS Site: Characters: Colonies are mostly massive. Corallites are sometimes cerioid but are mostly submeandroid. Walls are thin, columellae are small and paliform lobes are well developed. For more Infos an Pictures click to AIMS Website.

Similar Species: Goniastrea retiformis, which has similar corallite structures but is always cerioid.

External links

World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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