Cupressopathes abies Cupressopathes abies, black coral

Cupressopathes abies is commonly referred to as Cupressopathes abies, black coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11290 

AphiaID:

289759 

Scientific:

Cupressopathes abies 

German:

Schwarze Koralle 

English:

Cupressopathes Abies, Black Coral 

Category:

Sea Fans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Myriopathidae (Family) > Cupressopathes (Genus) > abies (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bermuda, Guam, Gulf of Mexico, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Philippines, Réunion , Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

27 - 567 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

69.8 °F - 80.6 °F (21°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Plankton, Zooplankton 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cupressopathes abies
  Schwarze Koralle
• 
  Cupressopathes gracilis
  Schwarze Koralle
• Cupressopathes paniculata
• 
  Cupressopathes pumila
  Schwarze Koralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-12-23 17:50:58 

Last edit:

2017-12-25 13:24:35 

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