Eunicella verrucosa Pink Sea-fan

Eunicella verrucosa is commonly referred to as Pink Sea-fan. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Eunicella verrucosa,France 2015

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Scientific:: Eunicella verrucosa
German:: Kaltwassergorgonie
English:: Pink Sea-fan

Category:: Горгонаприи (Морские Веера)

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Gorgoniidae (Family) > Eunicella (Genus) > verrucosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1766

Occurrence:: Ghana, West Sahara, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Morocco, Nigeria, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea
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:: 10 - 100 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm)
Temperature:: 9,8 °F - 15,7 °F (9,8°C - 15,7°C)
Food:: Brine Shrimps, Dustfood , Plankton
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Cold water animal
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Eunicella albicans
Seefächer, Hornkoralle
Eunicella cavolini
Gelbe Hornkoralle
Eunicella filiformis
Hornkoralle Gorgonie
Eunicella filum
Eunicella gazella
Hornkoralle
Eunicella gracilis
Eunicella granulata
Eunicella hendersoni
Eunicella kochi
Eunicella labiata
Gorgonie
Eunicella lata
Eunicella palma
Eunicella papillifera
Eunicella pendula
Eunicella pillsbury
Eunicella racemosa
Hornkoralle
Eunicella rigida
Eunicella singularis
Seefächer, Hornkoralle
Eunicella tricoronata
Sinus-Seefächer
Eunicella verrucosa
Kaltwassergorgonie

More related species in this lexicon:

Eunicella microthela
Warzen Seefächer, Hornkoralle

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-08-11 19:12:58
Last edit:: 2026-02-19 20:38:07

Captive breeding / propagation

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

Info

Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766)

Synonymised names
Eunicella multituberculata Stiasny, 1935 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eunicella tenuis Verrill, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gorgonia verrucosa Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)

Direct children (3)
Variety Eunicella verrucosa var. germaini Stiasny, 1937
Variety Eunicella verrucosa var. typica Stiasny, 1938 (uncertain)
Variety Eunicella verrucosa var. stricta (Bertoloni, 1910) accepted as Eunicella singularis (Esper, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

Craggs and Co breed The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa (en). Abgerufen am 01.12.2024.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
National Museums of Northern Ireland (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 19.12.2025.

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