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Lithophyllon ranjithi Madrepore

Lithophyllon ranjithi is commonly referred to as Madrepore. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
10405 
AphiaID:
290308 
Scientific:
Lithophyllon ranjithi 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Madrepore 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Lithophyllon (Genus) > ranjithi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Ditlev, 2003 
Occurrence:
Borneo (Kalimantan), Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines 
Sea depth:
10 - 20 Meter 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
Average 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Endangered (EN) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-02-03 17:27:20 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Ditlev, 2003

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Fungiidae (Family) > Lithophyllon (Genus) > Lithophyllon ranjithi (Species)

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