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Paragoniastrea deformis Stony Coral

Paragoniastrea deformis is commonly referred to as Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Goniastrea deformis. Mainland Japan. An encrusting 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:
3944 
AphiaID:
817178 
Scientific:
Paragoniastrea deformis 
German:
großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Stony Coral 
Category:
Coralli duri LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Paragoniastrea (Genus) > deformis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Veron, ), 1990 
Occurrence:
Africa, Japan, Philippines, Somalia, Yemen 
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:
0 - 30 Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 84.2 °F (24°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Phytoplankton, Plankton, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
44 gal (~ 200L)  
Difficulty:
Mediamente facile 
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)  
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-06-29 20:02:29 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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

Paragoniastrea deformis Veron, 1990

Characters: Colonies are massive with irregular corallites up to 9 millimetres diameter. Septa have large teeth and granulated sides. Paliform lobes are usually well developed. ?Groove and tubercle? formations are sometimes present.

Colour: Dark colours, usually reddish-brown with paler oral discs.

Habitat: Rocky foreshores of temperate locations.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Similar species: Goniastrea aspera , Goniastrea columella , Platygyra contorta

Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Veron (1990a). Additional identification guide: Nishihira and Veron (1995).

Synonymised names
Goniastrea deformis Veron, 1990 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. 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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Goniastrea deformis. Mainland Japan. An encrusting colony. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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