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Family Plexauridae

Echinogorgia sp.

Sea Fan

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: Found at various depths on reef ledges in moderate current areas.

Aquarium Suitability: A beautiful species, however, not seen in the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Subclass: Octocorallia

    Order: Anlcyonacea

    Suborder: Holaxonia

    Family: Plexauridae

    Genus: Echinogorgia

FYI: Shown here only for identification only.

Best left in the wild.

 Echinogorgia sp. (Sea Fan)
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Rumphella sp. Euplexaura sp.
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