Madracis auretenra Yellow Pencil Corals

Madracis auretenrais commonly referred to as Yellow Pencil Corals. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Madracis auretenra
German:: Sternchenkoralle
English:: Yellow Pencil Corals

Category:: Stony Corals LPS

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Pocilloporidae (Family) > Madracis (Genus) > auretenra (Species)
Initial determination:: Locke, Weil & Coates, 2007

Occurrence:: Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, USA, Venezuela
Sea depth:: 3 - 40 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Zooxanthellae / Light
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: Not for beginners
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

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

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Madracis asanoi
Großployige Steinkoralle
Madracis asperula
Großployige Steinkoralle
Madracis brueggemanni
Sternkoralle
Madracis carmabi
Großployige Steinkoralle
Madracis decactis
Sternkoralle, Großployige Steinkoralle
Madracis formosa
Sternkoralle
Madracis hellana
Madracis interjecta
Madracis kauaiensis
Madracis kirbyi
Sternkoralle
Madracis myriaster
Sternkoralle
Madracis pharensis
Sternkoralle
Madracis profunda
Madracis senaria
Sternkoralle

More related species in this lexicon:

Madracis auretenra
Sternchenkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-04-30 23:10:10
Last edit:: 2013-04-30 23:10:10

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Madracis auretenra are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Madracis auretenra, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Madracis auretenra, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Locke Weil & Coates, 2007

External links

Ecosur (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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