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Pectinia alcicornis Antler coral

Pectinia alcicornis is commonly referred to as Antler coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Pectinia alcicornis. Philippines. Small colony. 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:
644 
AphiaID:
288403 
Scientific:
Pectinia alcicornis 
German:
Kamm-Koralle 
English:
Antler Coral 
Category:
Stenkoraller - LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Pectinia (Genus) > alcicornis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Saville Kent, ), 1871 
Occurrence:
Australia, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam 
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:
5 - 25 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Easy to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Endangered (EN) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-28 19:58:58 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Pectinia alcicornis Saville-Kent, 1871

Description: Colonies are irregular clusters of fluted flat laminae with exsert costae forming upwardly projecting spires and short walls. Upward projecting spires may be tall, becoming the dominant part of the colony. Columellae are well developed. Costae are characteristically toothed.
Color: Mixtures of greens, yellows and browns with central parts of colonies usually darker than peripheral parts.

Habitat: Turbid water, especially on horizontal substrates.

Synonymised names
Pectinia plicata Nemenzo, 1959 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tridacophyllia alcicornis Saville Kent, 1871 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

External links

  1. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.

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Pectinia alcicornis. Philippines. Small colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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