Dichocoenia stokesii Stokes' Starlet Coral, Stokes' Star Coral, Pineapple Coral, Pancake Star Coral, Elliptical Star Coral

Dichocoenia stokesii is commonly referred to as Stokes' Starlet Coral, Stokes' Star Coral, Pineapple Coral, Pancake Star Coral, Elliptical Star Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3179 

AphiaID:

289807 

Scientific:

Dichocoenia stokesii 

German:

Pfannkuchen-Koralle, Ananaskoralle, Stokes Sternen Koralle 

English:

Stokes' Starlet Coral, Stokes' Star Coral, Pineapple Coral, Pancake Star Coral, Elliptical Star Coral 

Category:

Coraux durs LPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Meandrinidae (Family) > Dichocoenia (Genus) > stokesii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 

Occurrence:

Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

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 - 72 Meter 

Habitats:

Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

76.82 °F - 82.4 °F (24.9°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Dichocoenia stokesii
  Pfannkuchen-Koralle, Ananaskoralle, Stokes Sternen Koralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-05-15 13:25:33 

Last edit:

2026-09-29 09:11:06 

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