Enallopsammia profunda Deepwater Stony Coral

Enallopsammia profunda is commonly referred to as Deepwater Stony Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10483 

AphiaID:

157965 

Scientific:

Enallopsammia profunda 

German:

Tiefwasser-Steinkoralle 

English:

Deepwater Stony Coral 

Category:

Steenkoralen SPS 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Enallopsammia (Genus) > profunda (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pourtalès, ), 1868 

Occurrence:

Cuba, Endemic species, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, North-West-Atlantic, Nova Scotia, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA 

Sea depth:

403 - 1748 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 39.37" (100 cm) 

Temperature:

3,2 °F - 15,6 °F (3,2°C - 15,6°C) 

Food:

azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Marine snow, Suspension feeder, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

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

Red List:

Near threatened (NT) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Enallopsammia profunda
  Tiefwasser-Steinkoralle
• Enallopsammia pusilla
• 
  Enallopsammia rostrata
  Großpolypige Steinkoralle

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-02-27 17:34:28 

Last edit:

2026-03-14 14:51:52 

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