Eunicella verrucosa Pink Sea-fan

Eunicella verrucosa is commonly referred to as Pink Sea-fan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5868 

AphiaID:

125366 

Scientific:

Eunicella verrucosa 

German:

Kaltwassergorgonie 

English:

Pink Sea-fan 

Category:

Sea Fans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Eunicella (Genus) > verrucosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1766 

Occurrence:

Ghana, West Sahara, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Morocco, Nigeria, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea 

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:

10 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

9,8 °F - 15,7 °F (9,8°C - 15,7°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Dustfood , Plankton 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Eunicella albicans
  Seefächer, Hornkoralle
• 
  Eunicella cavolini
  Gelbe Hornkoralle
• 
  Eunicella filiformis
  Hornkoralle Gorgonie
• Eunicella filum
• 
  Eunicella gazella
  Hornkoralle
• Eunicella gracilis
• Eunicella granulata
• Eunicella hendersoni
• Eunicella kochi
• 
  Eunicella labiata
  Gorgonie
• Eunicella lata
• Eunicella palma
• Eunicella papillifera
• Eunicella pendula
• Eunicella pillsbury
• 
  Eunicella racemosa
  Hornkoralle
• Eunicella rigida
• 
  Eunicella singularis
  Seefächer, Hornkoralle
• 
  Eunicella tricoronata
  Sinus-Seefächer
• 
  Eunicella verrucosa
  Kaltwassergorgonie
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Eunicella microthela
  Warzen Seefächer, Hornkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-11 19:12:58 

Last edit:

2025-12-19 19:45:49 

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