Favites spinosa Stony corals

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

Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Favites spinosa. Seychelle Islands. An encrusting colony. 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:: 1672
AphiaID:: 430662

Scientific:: Favites spinosa
German:: Hirnkoralle
English:: Stony Corals

Category:: Sten koraller LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Favites (Genus) > spinosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Klunzinger, ), 1879

Occurrence:: Eritrea, Sudan, Australia, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tansania, the Seychelles, Vietnam, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: up to 11.81" (30 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Lobster eggs, 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:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2005-10-19 13:50:08
Last edit:: 2025-09-13 17:43:19

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Favites spinosa are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Favites spinosa, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Favites spinosa, 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 spinosa
(Klunzinger, 1879)

Characters: Colonies are small, massive and rounded. Corallites are deeply excavated, with angular walls. Septa are straight, widely spaced and are usually in two alternating orders. Paliform lobes are weakly developed. Septa have very prominent teeth, which have ragged margins. Columellae are small and compact.

Colour: Walls are off-white, centres are dark.

Habitat: A wide range of reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Favites flexuosa

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Klunzingers original description/specimens.s original description/specimens.

Synonyms:
Prionastraea spinosa Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Prionastrea spinosa (Klunzinger, 1879) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 13.09.2025.

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Favites spinosa. Seychelle Islands. An encrusting colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.

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