Acanthastrea hemprichii Hemprich' Brain Coral

Acanthastrea hemprichiiis commonly referred to as Hemprich' Brain Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien, Australien

“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”, Foto Great Barrier Reef, Australien

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

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Scientific:: Acanthastrea hemprichii
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Hemprich' Brain Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Acanthastrea (Genus) > hemprichii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ehrenberg, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Brunei Darussalam, Bunaken, China, Comores, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Java, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, 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:: 2 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 76.64 °F - 84.56 °F (24.8°C - 29.2°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-07-19 09:07:04
Last edit:: 2023-05-07 12:52:33

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Acanthastrea hemprichii are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Acanthastrea hemprichii, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Acanthastrea hemprichii, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Ehrenberg, 1834)

From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World

Similar Species: Acanthastrea echinata, which has more widely spaced, fleshy, less cerioid corallites. See also A. bowerbanki, which usually has a central corallite and more angular peripheral corallites and A. hillae, which has larger and more fleshy corallites.

For more Infos click to the Link to AIMS.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Acanthastrea (Genus) > Acanthastrea hemprichi (Species)

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.05.2023.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.05.2023.

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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”, Foto Great Barrier Reef, Australien

Copyright Charlie J.E.N. Veron, Foto von den Philipinnen

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