Pictures: NOAA Coral Ban Library

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We should get an idea which corals are banned and have associated pics, so members realize what is banned from trade/sale in our hobby.

Please feel free to post pics of the corals that are banned.

Chris

 

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http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2012/20121130_coralspecies.html

 

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http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/11/docs/list_of_66_proposed_corals.pdf

 

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Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis)


http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/staghorncoral.htm

 

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Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)


http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/elkhorncoral.htm

 

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Pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus)

http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pgallery/pgflorida/living/living_8.html

 

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Boulder star coral (Montastraea annularis)

http://www.arkive.org/boulder-star-coral/montastraea-annularis/

 

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Mountainous star coral (Montastraea faveolata)

http://www.marinelifephotography.com/corals/faviidae/montastraea-faveolata.htm

 

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Star coral (Montastraea franksi)

http://www.arkive.org/montastraea-coral/montastraea-franksi/

 

[jdhuyvetter]

All of the corals you have listed above are Florida/Carribean and have been banned from the hobby for a long time.

Most of the corals on the NOAA list are Pacific. Probably 2/3 are already in the hobby. Some of them are very common.

 

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Rough Cactus Coral (Mycetophyllia ferox )

http://www.arkive.org/rough-cactus-coral/mycetophyllia-ferox/

 

[Spectre2006]

All of the corals you have listed above are Florida/Carribean and have been banned from the hobby for a long time.

Most of the corals on the NOAA list are Pacific. Probably 2/3 are already in the hobby. Some of them are very common.

yep just going down the list, just educational for me since I'm not sure what is banned from our waters.

 

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Lamarck's Sheet Coral (Agaricia lamarcki)

http://www.arkive.org/lamarcks-sheet-coral/agaricia-lamarcki/

 

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Elliptical Star Coral (Dichocoenia stokesii)

http://www.arkive.org/elliptical-star-coral/dichocoenia-stokesii/

 

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the above are from waters that have proximity to USA.

 

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Millepora foveolata


having hard time finding accurate image of this one.

 

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Pocillopora elegans (E Pacific)

http://www.arkive.org/pocillopora/pocillopora-elegans/

 

[Andyf30]

Seriously? Pocillopora? that's not good.

 

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Acropora jacquelineae


http://www.arkive.org/staghorn-coral/acropora-jacquelineae/

 

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Acropora lokani

http://www.arkive.org/staghorn-coral/acropora-lokani/