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Leptastrea inaequalis stony coral

Leptastrea inaequalis is commonly referred to as stony coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: 3 - Ganska enkel. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Leptastrea inaequalis. Papua New Guinea. Surface detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
4404 
AphiaID:
207471 
Scientific:
Leptastrea inaequalis 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Stenkoraller - LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Scleractinia incertae sedis (Family) > Leptastrea (Genus) > inaequalis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Klunzinger, 1879 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Banda Sea, Bunaken, Cebu ((Philippines), Celebes Sea, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Aden, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Java, Johnston Atoll, Kenya, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
3 - Ganska enkel 
Offspring:
Easy to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Near threatened (NT) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-05-18 18:18:33 

Captive breeding / propagation

Leptastrea inaequalis is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Leptastrea inaequalis, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Klunzinger, 1879

Characters: Colonies are massive and plocoid, with small barrel-shaped corallites (usually up to 3 mm diameter but occasionally 5 mm) of varying appearance, irregularly separated by deep grooves. Septa are in two (rarely three) unequal cycles, primary septa being wedge-shaped. ?Groove and tubercle? formations are usually well developed.

Colour: Usually combinations of cream, green and yellow, with darker calices.

Habitat: A wide range of reef environments.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Leptastrea bottae

External links

  1. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Leptastrea inaequalis. Papua New Guinea. Surface detail. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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