Coscinaraea exesa Stony Coral

Coscinaraea exesais commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended.

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Coscinaraeidae (Family) > Coscinaraea (Genus) > exesa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dana, ), 1846

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Bunaken, Cebu ((Philippines), Celebes Sea, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Micronesia, Oceania, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Average

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

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Similar Species: Coscinaraea columna. Psammocora digitata has a similar growth-form but much finer corallites.

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