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:

Coraux durs 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, Western Indian 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 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Reef-associated, 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:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Horastrea indica
  Blister Koralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-09-07 19:20:48 

Last edit:

2026-03-11 10:18:23 

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