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Montipora maeandrina Pore Coral

Montipora maeandrina is commonly referred to as Pore Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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

Montipora meandrina. Red Sea. Large colony showing upgrowths. 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:
4335 
AphiaID:
207188 
Scientific:
Montipora maeandrina 
German:
Mäander Montipora, Kleinpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Pore Coral 
Category:
Kivikorallit SPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Montipora (Genus) > maeandrina (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ehrenberg, ), 1834 
Occurrence:
Gulf of Aden, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Timor 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Edges of reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 11.81" (30 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Endangered (EN) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-01 19:50:13 

Captive breeding / propagation

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

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Montipora maeandrina (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834)

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

Characters: Colonies are small, usually less than 0.2 metres across. The surface is covered with contorted, irregular, large verrucae. These verrucae are not fused into any pattern. Corallites are small.

Colour: Pale brown or pink. Polyps are the same colour as the verrucae or are brightly coloured.

Habitat: Shallow reef edges.

Abundance: Common in the Red Sea, rare in Papua New Guinea.

Similar species: Montipora danae

Synonymised names
Madrepora (Porites) maeandrina Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Montipora meandrina (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Porites meandrina (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Montipora meandrina. Red Sea. Large colony showing upgrowths. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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