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Acanthastrea hemprichii Hemprich Brain Coral

Acanthastrea hemprichii is commonly referred to as Hemprich Brain 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 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”, Foto Great Barrier Reef, Australien


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
2856 
AphiaID:
288878 
Scientific:
Acanthastrea hemprichii 
German:
Hemprichs Hirnkoralle, Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Hemprich Brain Coral 
Category:
Sten koraller LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Lobophylliidae (Family) > Acanthastrea (Genus) > hemprichii (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ehrenberg, ), 1834 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Brunei Darussalam, Bunaken, China, Comores, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Java, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, 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:
0 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
76.64 °F - 84.56 °F (24.8°C - 29.2°C) 
Food:
Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
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:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-13 14:28:48 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Acanthastrea hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World

Similar Species: Acanthastrea echinata, which has more widely spaced, fleshy, less cerioid corallites. See also A. bowerbanki, which usually has a central corallite and more angular peripheral corallites and A. hillae, which has larger and more fleshy corallites.

Synonymised names
Acantastrea hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Astraea (Fissicella) hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Astraea hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.05.2023.

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“From J.E.N. Charlie Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”, Foto Great Barrier Reef, Australien
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Copyright Charlie J.E.N. Veron, Foto von den Philipinnen
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