Goniopora burgosi Stony Coral

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Goniopora burgosi. Red Sea. Surface of a colony. Polyps have fully extended tentacles partly masking the underlying growth-form. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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AphiaID:: 288268

Scientific:: Goniopora burgosi
German:: Steinkoralle
English:: Stony Coral

Category:: Stony Corals LPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Poritidae (Family) > Goniopora (Genus) > burgosi (Species)
Initial determination:: Nemenzo, 1955

Occurrence:: Gulf of Aden, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Madagascar, Malaysia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, Sumatra, Taiwan
Sea depth:: 3 - 6 Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 62.6 °F (24°C - 17°C)
Food:: Dustfood , Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 33 gal (~ 150L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
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)

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-11-13 14:40:57
Last edit:: 2020-06-19 20:20:35

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Husbandry

Corals of the world writes:
"Characters: Colonies are submassive, usually lobed, and may be large. Corallites are deep, with short septa.

Colour: Polyps are a mass of grey or brown tentacles when extended, the surrounding tissue is brown.

Habitat: Shallow reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon but distinctive.

Similar species: Goniopora planulata , Goniopora stutchburyi"

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