Acanthogorgia breviflora Fiord fan coral

Acanthogorgia breviflorais commonly referred to as Fiord fan coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Ian Skipworth, Neuseeland

Foto: Fiordland, Neuseeland

Courtesy of the author Ian Skipworth, Neuseeland . Please visit www.ianskipworth.com for more information.

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lexID:: 11521
AphiaID:: 286046

Scientific:: Acanthogorgia breviflora
German:: Fächergorgonie
English:: Fiord Fan Coral

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Acanthogorgiidae (Family) > Acanthogorgia (Genus) > breviflora (Species)
Initial determination:: Whitelegge, 1897

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, New Zealand, Red Sea, Tuvalu
Sea depth:: 15 - 40 Meter
Size:: 3.94" - 5.91" (10cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Cyclops, Frozen food (small sorts), Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Acanthogorgia aldabra
Acanthogorgia angustiflora
Acanthogorgia armata
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Acanthogorgia aspera
Acanthogorgia atlantica
Acanthogorgia augusta
Acanthogorgia australiensis
Acanthogorgia bocki
Acanthogorgia boninensis
Acanthogorgia breviflora
Fächergorgonie
Acanthogorgia brevispina
Acanthogorgia candida
Acanthogorgia ceylonensis
Acanthogorgia densiflora
Acanthogorgia dofleini
Acanthogorgia flabellum
Acanthogorgia fusca
Acanthogorgia glyphica
Acanthogorgia goesi
Acanthogorgia gotoensis
Acanthogorgia gracillima
Tiefsee-Gorgonie
Acanthogorgia grandiflora
Acanthogorgia granulata
Acanthogorgia gubalensis
Acanthogorgia hedlundi
Acanthogorgia hirsuta
Acanthogorgia hirta
Acanthogorgia horrida
Acanthogorgia ildibaha
Acanthogorgia incrustata
Acanthogorgia inermis
Acanthogorgia irregularis
Acanthogorgia isoxya
Acanthogorgia japonica
Acanthogorgia laxa
Acanthogorgia longiflora
Acanthogorgia media
Acanthogorgia meganopla
Acanthogorgia multispina
Acanthogorgia muricata
Acanthogorgia paradoxa
Acanthogorgia paramuricata
Acanthogorgia pararidleyi
Acanthogorgia pararmata
Acanthogorgia paraspinosa
Acanthogorgia paratruncata
Acanthogorgia pico
Acanthogorgia procera
Acanthogorgia radians
Acanthogorgia ramosissima
Acanthogorgia ridleyi
Acanthogorgia schrammi
Acanthogorgia sibogae
Acanthogorgia spinosa
Acanthogorgia spissa
Acanthogorgia striata
Acanthogorgia studeri
Acanthogorgia tenera
Acanthogorgia thomsoni
Acanthogorgia truncata
Acanthogorgia turgida
Acanthogorgia vegae
Acanthogorgia verrilli
Acanthogorgia wireni

More related species in this lexicon:

Acanthogorgia sp.
Fächergorgonie

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-04-25 15:45:32
Last edit:: 2018-04-26 15:04:22

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Very special thanks for the first photos of Acanthogorgia breviflora to Ian Skipworth, New Zealand.

Synonym: Acanthogorgia australiensis Hentschel, 1903

External links

Erstbeschreibung von Acanthogorgia breviflora, Seite 5 + 6 (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Espèce Acanthogorgia breviflora n sp Grasshoff, 1999 (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Gorgonians of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Seite 55 (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Gorgonids of India (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Ian Skipworth (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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