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Isopora brueggemanni Brüggeman's Stony Coral

Isopora brueggemanni is commonly referred to as Brüggeman's Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: moyen. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
5421 
AphiaID:
730688 
Scientific:
Isopora brueggemanni 
German:
Brüggemanns Steinkoralle, Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Brüggeman's Stony Coral 
Category:
Coraux durs SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Isopora (Genus) > brueggemanni (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Brook, ), 1893 
Occurrence:
Djibouti, Admiralty Islands, American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Comores, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands), Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Réunion , Rodriguez, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 
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:
1 - 15 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef slopes, Sandbanks, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
79.16 °F - 84.74 °F (26.2°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
moyen 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Endangered (EN) 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
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Last edit:
2026-03-15 12:54:31 

Élevages

Des élevages de Isopora brueggemanni sont possibles. Malheureusement il y en a pas assez pour le commerce. Si vous vous intéressez pour Isopora brueggemanni demandez a votre commerçant du élevage. Si vous avez déjà Isopora brueggemanni essayez vous même de faire un élevage! Vous pourriez aider au commerce et de protéger la nature.

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Isopora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891)

Characters: Colonies are prostrate or irregularly branched. Branches taper towards their ends. There may be one or more axial corallites which are almost immersed. Radial corallites are smooth and rounded. The coenosteum is smooth and composed of fine spinules with elaborated tips.

Colour: Pale or dark brown with pale corallites.

Habitat: Shallow water, especially exposed upper reef slopes and sand flats.

Abundance: Common.

Similar species: Acropora cylindrica , Acropora hemprichii , Acropora schmitti , Acropora togianensis

Taxonomic note: This species is divisible into several smaller semi-distinct taxonomic units. Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Veron and Wallace (1984), Wallace (1999). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).

Synonymised names
Acropora (Isopora) brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) · unaccepted > superseded rank
Acropora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Acropora brueggemanni var. uncinata (Brook, 1893) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acropora meridiana Nemenzo, 1971 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora (Tylopora) brueggemanni Brook, 1891 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora (Tylopora) brueggemanni var. uncinata Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora brueggemanni Brook, 1891 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Madrepora brueggemanni var. uncinata Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Acropora brueggemanni. Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Branch surface. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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