Pacifigorgia stenobrochis Gorgonian

Pacifigorgia stenobrochisis commonly referred to as Gorgonian. 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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AphiaID:: 520697

Scientific:: Pacifigorgia stenobrochis
German:: Gorgonie
English:: Gorgonian

Category:: Sea Fans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Pacifigorgia (Genus) > stenobrochis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Valenciennes, ), 1846

Occurrence:: El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, San Salvador
Sea depth:: 10 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 77.9 °F - 83.66 °F (25.5°C - 28.7°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pacifigorgia adamsii
Pacifigorgia agassizii
Pacifigorgia arenata
Pacifigorgia bayeri
Pacifigorgia cairnsi
Fächergorgonie
Pacifigorgia catedralensis
Pacifigorgia cribrum
Pacifigorgia curta
Gogonie
Pacifigorgia dampieri
Pacifigorgia darwinii
Darwins Pacifigorgia
Pacifigorgia douglasii
Pacifigorgia elegans
Pacifigorgia englemanni
Pacifigorgia exilis
Pacifigorgia eximia
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia ferruginea
Pacifigorgia firma
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia flavimaculata
Pacifigorgia gracilis
Pacifigorgia irene
Flachwasser-Netz-Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia lacerata
Pacifigorgia marviva
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia media
Pacifigorgia pulchra
Pacifigorgia rubicunda
Netz-Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia rubinoffi
Pacifigorgia rubripunctata
Pacifigorgia rutila
Pacifigorgia samarensis
Pacifigorgia sculpta
Pacifigorgia senta
Pacifigorgia smithsoniana
Pacifigorgia stenobrochis
Gorgonie
Pacifigorgia symbiotica
Pacifigorgia tabogae
Pacifigorgia tupperi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-11-16 23:35:25
Last edit:: 2021-11-19 09:43:08

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Pacifigorgia stenobrochis is another beautiful azooxanthellate gorgonian from the East Pacific.

Their colonies can reach up to 20cm high and 58cm wide, their structure can be described as "stiff".

The color of the colonies varies from deep pink, reddish-purple, dark yellow, to brown, sometimes mixed with orange.

Synonyms:
Gorgonia (Eugorgia) stenobrochis (Valenciennes, 1846)
Gorgonia stenobrochis Valenciennes, 1846
Leptogorgia stenobrochis (Valenciennes, 1846)
Leptogorgia stenobrochis var. englemanni (Verrill, 1868)
Litigorgia stenobrochis (Valenciennes, 1846)
Litigorgia stenobrochis var. englemanni Verrill, 1868
Rhipidigorgia stenobrachis (Valenciennes, 1846)

External links

Gorgonias (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) de las aguas someras del Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica (multi). Abgerufen am 16.11.2021.
New records of the genera Leptogorgia, Pacifigorgia and Eugorgia (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) from Ecuador, with a description of a new species (en). Abgerufen am 16.11.2021.
Octocorals from Costa Rica: The genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) (en). Abgerufen am 16.11.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 16.11.2021.

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