Antipathes dichotoma Black Coral

Antipathes dichotoma is commonly referred to as Black Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: niveau expert! très difficile à garder!. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Schwarze Koralle (Antipathes dichotoma)

Schwarze Koralle (Antipathes dichotoma) Fotografiert am Elphinstone-Riff, Rotes Meer, Ägypten

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lexID:: 3648
AphiaID:: 103309

Scientific:: Antipathes dichotoma
German:: Schwarze Koralle
English:: Black Coral

Category:: Gorgones

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Antipathidae (Family) > Antipathes (Genus) > dichotoma (Species)
Initial determination:: Pallas, 1766

Occurrence:: cosmopolitan species, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Sulawesi, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 30 - 120 Meter
Size:: up to 19.69" (50 cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Coral polyps = corallivorous, Fish eggs, Food specialist, Lobster eggs, Plankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: niveau expert! très difficile à garder!
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown