Stylocoeniella armata Thorn coral

Stylocoeniella armata is commonly referred to as Thorn coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

1945 

AphiaID:

206950 

Scientific:

Stylocoeniella armata 

German:

Stacheliger Sternkoralle 

English:

Thorn Coral 

Category:

Sten koraller LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Astrocoeniidae (Family) > Stylocoeniella (Genus) > armata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ehrenberg, ), 1834 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Melanesia, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen 

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:

1 - 50 Meter 

Habitats:

Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 19.69" (50 cm) 

Temperature:

24,9 °F - 29,1 °F (24,9°C - 29,1°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

54.99 gal (~ 250L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

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:

• 
  Stylocoeniella armata
  Stacheliger Sternkoralle
• 
  Stylocoeniella cocosensis
  Sternkoralle
• 
  Stylocoeniella guentheri
  Sternkoralle
• 
  Stylocoeniella nikei
  Sternkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-06-04 17:02:27 

Last edit:

2026-03-27 15:19:46 

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