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Pavona chiriquiensis Chiriquí Leaf Coral

Pavona chiriquiensis is commonly referred to as Chiriquí Leaf Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
10940 
AphiaID:
289200 
Scientific:
Pavona chiriquiensis 
German:
Chiriquí Pavona, Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Chiriquí Leaf Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > chiriquiensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Glynn, Maté & Stemann, 2001 
Occurrence:
Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Austral Islands, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Kiribati, Malpelo Island, New Caledonia, Panama, Samoa, the Society Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu 
Sea depth:
3 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
27,4 °F - 28,4 °F (27,4°C - 28,4°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light 
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:
Vulnerable (VU) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-28 19:46:49 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Pavona chiriquiensis Glynn, Maté & Stemann, 2001

From Corals of the World:
Characters: Colonies are massive. Corallites have thick walls and are well defined. Septo-costae are in two indistinct orders. Columellae are well developed. Tentacles are extended during the day giving colonies a furry appearance.

Colour: Green, grey and brown.

Similar Species: Pavona explanulata, which has similar corallite structures, but does not form massive colonies. See also Pavona decussata.

Habitat: Occurs on shallow protected rocky substrates.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > Pavona chiriquiensis (Species)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.

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