Rhipidipathes reticulata Black coral

Rhipidipathes reticulata is commonly referred to as Black coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: 6 - Mycket svår. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12189 

AphiaID:

290969 

Scientific:

Rhipidipathes reticulata 

German:

Schwarze Koralle 

English:

Black Coral 

Category:

Hornkoraller (Gorgonier) 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Aphanipathidae (Family) > Rhipidipathes (Genus) > reticulata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Esper, ), 1795 

Occurrence:

Bunaken, Caroline Island, Central Pazific, Indonesia, Japan, Lesser Sunda Islands, Micronesia, Okinawa, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi, The Ryukyu Islands, Togean Islands 

Sea depth:

20 - 30 Meter 

Size:

up to 7.87" (20 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Coral spawn, Fish eggs, Invertebrates, Phytoplankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

6 - Mycket svår 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Rhipidipathes reticulata
  Schwarze Koralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-07-03 08:48:15 

Last edit:

2019-12-26 13:51:58 

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