Acropora tenuis

Acropora tenuisis commonly referred to as Acropora tenuis. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Claude Schumacher, Böblingen

Acropora tenuis

Courtesy of the author Claude Schumacher, Böblingen

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lexID:: 602
AphiaID:: 207105

Scientific:: Acropora tenuis
German:: Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle
English:: Acropora Tenuis

Category:: Sten koraller SPS
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) > tenuis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dana, ), 1846

Sea depth:: 8 - 20 Meter
Size:: bis zu 25cm
Temperature:: 24°C - 27°C
Tank:: ~ 200 Liter
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Easy to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country))
Red List:: Near threatened (NT)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-09-10 17:07:37
Last edit:: 2019-02-28 13:11:51

Captive breeding / propagation

Acropora tenuis is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Acropora tenuis, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Acropora tenuis
Dana, 1846

Similar Species: Acropora vermiculata, which has short axial corallites. See also A. selago, which has scale-like radial corallites not arranged in a rosette. Corymbose A. pulchra has smaller, scale-like radial corallites.

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Acropora tenuis, Matamanoa, Fiji, 2007,Copyright Paddy Ryan

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dieter.kreissl
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am 31.07.09#1

Acropora eurystoma = Acropora tenuis; Der Name "tenius" kommt aus dem Lateinischen und bedeutet dünn, fein, zart, spitzig.

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