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Cyphastrea decadia Lesser Knob Coral

Cyphastrea decadiais commonly referred to as Lesser Knob Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
1982 
AphiaID:
288920 
Scientific:
Cyphastrea decadia 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Lesser Knob Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Cyphastrea (Genus) > decadia (Species) 
Initial determination:
Moll & Best, 1984 
Occurrence:
Australia, Cambodia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 
Sea depth:
3 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Dustfood , Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Easy 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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-12-29 08:34:33 

Captive breeding / propagation

Cyphastrea decadia is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Cyphastrea decadia, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Moll & Best, 1984

Description: Colonies are branching, with Acropora-like axial corallites. On upper reef slopes, colonies have compact branches; on soft substrates, branches are more open and colonies are fragile. Primary septa vary from 10 to 12 in number. Costae are usually weakly developed.
Color: Brown, grey or cream.
Habitat: A wide range of reef environments, especially lagoons.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar Species: None.

Synonyms:
Cyphastrea agassizi
Cyphastrea chalcidicum
Cyphastrea decadia
Cyphastrea hexasepta
Cyphastrea japonica
Cyphastrea microphthalma
Cyphastrea ocellina
Cyphastrea serailia

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

External links

  1. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. New scleractinian corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the Spermonde Archipelago, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (en). Abgerufen am 29.12.2023.
  4. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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