Cupressopathes gracilis Black Coral

Cupressopathes gracilis is commonly referred to as Black Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Animale per esperti!! quasi impossibile da mantenere bene. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5888 

AphiaID:

289760 

Scientific:

Cupressopathes gracilis 

German:

Schwarze Koralle 

English:

Black Coral 

Category:

Gorgonie 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Antipatharia (Order) > Myriopathidae (Family) > Cupressopathes (Genus) > gracilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Thomson & Simpson, ), 1905 

Occurrence:

Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

up to 19.69" (50 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Plankton, Zooplankton 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Animale per esperti!! quasi impossibile da mantenere bene 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

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

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cupressopathes abies
  Schwarze Koralle
• 
  Cupressopathes gracilis
  Schwarze Koralle
• Cupressopathes paniculata
• 
  Cupressopathes pumila
  Schwarze Koralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-08-16 11:57:13 

Last edit:

2013-08-16 11:57:13 

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