Favites monticularis Favites monticularis

Favites monticularis is commonly referred to as Favites monticularis. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Drs. Tamal Mondal, C. Raghunathan, K. Venkataraman

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Scientific:: Favites monticularis
German:: Hirnkoralle
English:: Favites Monticularis

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Favites (Genus) > monticularis (Species)
Initial determination:: Mondal, Raghunathan & Venkataraman, 2013

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 28,5 °F (0°C - 28,5°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-01 13:34:36
Last edit:: 2025-09-12 21:24:32

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Mondal, Raghunathan & Venkataraman, 2013

Colonies are green to brown in colour. Centre of the corallites or columella is pale and the monticules are whitish in colour.

Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 June 2013 | 5(10): 4510–4513

Description of Favites monticularis sp. nov. (Faviidae) off North Andaman Islands, India
Authors: Tamal Mondal, C. Raghunathan, K. Venkataraman

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

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Description of Favites monticularis sp. Nov. (Faviidae) off North Andaman Islands, India (en). Abgerufen am 12.09.2025.

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