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Family Boloceroididae

Boloceroides mcmurrichii

(Knietniewski, 1898)

Swimming Anemone

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits areas containing sponges, and often seen under table corals, and also in mangrove areas.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Cnidaria

    Class: Anthozoa

    Order: Actiniaria

    Family: Boloceroididae

    Genus: Boloceroides

FYI: Shown here only for identification.

Temperature range of 72 to 82°F (22 - 27°C).

Called a swimming anemone, however, this small anemone mostly drifts with the current.

Better left in the wild.

 Boloceroides mcmurrichii (Swimming Anemone)
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