Astreopora randalli Staghorn Coral, Moon Coral, Stony Coral

Astreopora randalli is commonly referred to as Staghorn Coral, Moon Coral, Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Astreopora randalli. Papua New Guinea. Variation in colour and surface detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:: 4165
AphiaID:: 207127

Scientific:: Astreopora randalli
German:: Sternkoralle
English:: Staghorn Coral, Moon Coral, Stony Coral

Category:: Koralowce twarde LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > randalli (Species)
Initial determination:: Lamberts, 1980

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna
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:: 5 - 15 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 77.9 °F - 84.74 °F (25.5°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-02-25 12:22:14
Last edit:: 2021-01-04 17:27:01

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Astreopora randalli
Lamberts, 1980

Characters: Colonies are flat and mostly encrusting or forming plates. Corallites are mostly immersed, with small (less than 1.5 mm diameter) rounded openings. Coenosteum papillae are fine and may form rows down the sides of corallites.

Colour: Cream, grey, green or brown.

Habitat: Shallow protected reef environments.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Similar species: Astreopora listeri

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Lamberts (1982). Additional identification guide: Randall and Myers (1983).

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 08.12.2020.
Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 08.12.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 08.12.2020.

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Astreopora randalli. Papua New Guinea. Variation in colour and surface detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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