Acropora spathulata Acropora spathulata

Translation in process
We're updating the page. There might be some translation errors. Sorry about that ;-)

Uploaded by robertbaur.
Courtesy of the author whitecorals.com, Deutschland Image detail

Profile

lexID:: 8566
AphiaID:: 430654

Scientific:: Acropora spathulata
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Acropora Spathulata

Category:: Stony Corals SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > spathulata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Brook, ), 1891

Occurrence:: Australia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Solomon Islands, Western Australia
Sea depth:: 1 - 10 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Easy 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:: 2015-07-18 18:32:02
Last edit:: 2019-09-07 21:57:26

Captive breeding / propagation

Acropora spathulata is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Acropora spathulata, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

Husbandry

(Brook, 1891)

Very special thanks for the first photo of Acropora spathulata to De Jong Marinelife, Netherlands

Acropora spathulata is most common on backreef or reef flat but is found intertidally in many environments in clear water reefs.
This Acropora coral is typically found in waters less than 5 meters deep but may be found up to 10 meters deep.

Color: green, pink or blue

Synonym:
Madrepora spathula Brook, 1891

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > Acropora spathulata (Species)

External links

Pictures

Commonly

Husbandry know-how of owners

0 husbandary tips from our users available
Show all

Discussion

Last comment in the discussion about Acropora spathulata