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Favites paraflexuosus Stony Coral

Favites paraflexuosus 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.

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

Favites paraflexuosa. Seychelle Islands. Surface of a large colony showing typically angular corallites. Photograph: Charlie Veron.


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

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lexID:
1373 
AphiaID:
763552 
Scientific:
Favites paraflexuosus 
German:
Hirnkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Favites (Genus) > paraflexuosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Veron, 2000 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Pulisan, Somalia, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, 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 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
82.58 °F - 84.38 °F (28.1°C - 29.1°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, 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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-09-13 16:37:56 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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

Favites paraflexuosus Veron, 2000

Characters: Colonies are hemispherical or flat. Corallites are angular and deep. Septa are even, with fine teeth. Paliform lobes are weakly developed.

Colour: Brown with pale oral discs.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Favites flexuosa , Favites vasta

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (2002).

Synonym: Favites paraflexuosa Veron, 2000 · unaccepted (wrong spelling species name)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Favites paraflexuosa. Seychelle Islands. Surface of a large colony showing typically angular corallites. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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