Saltwater
Torch coral
Euphyllia glabrescens
Euphylliidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Large-polyp stony coral (LPS)
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Medium
- Placement
- Low on the rock, Middle of the rock
- Difficulty
- Medium
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, Egypt, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, and 7 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Euphyllia glabrescens is a species of large-polyped stony coral belonging to the family Euphylliidae. Its common name is the torch coral due to its long sweeper tentacles tipped with potent cnidocytes. It is a commonly kept species in the marine aquarium hobby, particularly specimens from Indonesia and Fiji, who fulfilled annual export quotas of 28,000 and 6,000 pieces, respectively, in 2005.
Other names
In other languages
- Stony coral
