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Madracis auretenra Yellow Pencil Coral, Yellow Finger Coral, Branching Coral

Madracis auretenra is commonly referred to as Yellow Pencil Coral, Yellow Finger Coral, Branching Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5362 
AphiaID:
430664 
Scientific:
Madracis auretenra 
German:
Gelbstift-Koralle, Gelbfinger-Koralle 
English:
Yellow Pencil Coral, Yellow Finger Coral, Branching Coral 
Category:
Sten koraller LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Pocilloporidae (Family) > Madracis (Genus) > auretenra (Species) 
Initial determination:
Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007 
Occurrence:
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela 
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:
3 - 40 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Not for beginners 
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
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-20 16:09:03 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Madracis auretenra Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007

Synonymised names
Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) sensu Wells, 1973 · unaccepted > misapplication
Madracis mirabilis f. martiniquensis Fenner, 1993 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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