Scolymia cubensis Artichoke Coral

Scolymia cubensis is commonly referred to as Artichoke Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2266 

AphiaID:

287852 

Scientific:

Scolymia cubensis 

German:

Artischocken-Koralle 

English:

Artichoke Coral 

Category:

Sten koraller LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Faviidae (Family) > Scolymia (Genus) > cubensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Milne Edwards & Haime, ), 1848 

Occurrence:

Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, North Atlantic Ocean, Panama, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands 

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 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Frozen food (small sorts), Krill, LPS-Food, Mysis, Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

33 gal (~ 150L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Critically endangered (CR) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Scolymia cubensis
  Artischocken-Koralle
• 
  Scolymia lacera
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle
• 
  Scolymia wellsii
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-06-03 16:14:37 

Last edit:

2026-03-07 12:38:20 

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