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Horastrea indica Blister Coral

Horastrea indica is commonly referred to as Blister 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:
8733 
AphiaID:
207258 
Scientific:
Horastrea indica 
German:
Blister Koralle 
English:
Blister Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Coscinaraeidae (Family) > Horastrea (Genus) > indica (Species) 
Initial determination:
Pichon, 1971 
Occurrence:
Comores, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles 
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:
0 - 30 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
3.94" - 7.87" (10cm - 20cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Plankton, 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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-07-22 13:14:52 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Pichon, 1971

Very special thanks for the first three photos of Horastrea indica to Dr. David Obura from Kenya, Africa.

Horastrea indica occurs in shallow, tropical reef environments, generally to depths of 20 meters, in sandy reef areas but is uncommon (rare) within its restricted range.

Color: This rare coral ist pale brown with blue-grey oral discs, you will find a very colorful coral, taken by Lisa Benson: nson,https://twitter.com/lisa_benson1/status/537550687916527617 at Twitter:

Actually there are no species specific population information available!

External links

  1. ARKive (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Homepage David Obura (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright David Obura, Corals of the Western Indian Ocean
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