Astreopora listeri Starflower coral

Astreopora listeriis commonly referred to as Starflower coral . Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Philippe Bourjon, Frankreich

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AphiaID:: 207125

Scientific:: Astreopora listeri
German:: Großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Starflower Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Astreopora (Genus) > listeri (Species)
Initial determination:: Bernard, 1896

Occurrence:: Cocos Island (Costa Rica), (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, Comores, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Tasman Sea, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen, Zanzibar
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 - 20 Meter
Size:: 11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm)
Temperature:: 77.54 °F - 84.74 °F (25.3°C - 29.3°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
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:

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 11:46:51
Last edit:: 2020-12-08 17:13:24

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

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

Astreopora listeri
Bernard, 1896

Characters: Colonies are hemispherical or flattened. Corallites are immersed and sometimes crowded, with small rounded openings surrounded by feathery spinules giving the colony a spiny appearance. Coenosteum papillae are fine.

Colour: Cream, grey or brown.

Habitat: A wide range of environments, especially in shallow turbid water.

Abundance: Usually uncommon.

Similar species: Astreopora myriophthalma , Astreopora randalli

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Lamberts (1982), Veron and Wallace (1984). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

External links

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

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Astreopora listeri. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Corallite detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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