Favites halicora Stony Coral

Favites halicora is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 207447

Scientific:: Favites halicora
German:: großpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Favites (Genus) > halicora (Species)
Initial determination:: (Ehrenberg, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Puerto Rico, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles
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:: 0 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: 76.46 °F - 84.02 °F (24.7°C - 28.9°C)
Food:: Plankton, 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:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-07-06 09:31:25
Last edit:: 2025-09-12 19:34:48

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Description: Colonies are massive, either rounded or hillocky. Corallites have very thick walls and tend to become subplocoid. Paliform lobes may be developed.
Color: Usually uniform pale yellowish- or greenish-brown.
Habitat: Shallow reef environments.
Abundance: Usually uncommon.
Similar Species: Favites abdita, which has more angular corallites with thinner walls and no paliform lobes.

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External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 12.09.2025.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 12.09.2025.

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