Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: North Atlantic Ocean: British Isles and Mediterranean.
Natural Environment: Found in turbid coastal waters
General Husbandry: Unsuitable for tropical home aquariums.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Euphyllidae
Genus: Caryophyllia
FYI: Has a temperature range of 50 to 68°F (10 - 20°C).
A fitting stony for a cold water aquarium and shown here for identification only.
An azooxanthellate species.