Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Hawaii.
Size: 8 inches (20 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef areas and lagoons and found on rock and rubble areas covered in algae.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Should it become available in the trade, aquarium husbandry would be similar to Echinothrix calamaris shown elsewhere in this section of the Species Library.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoides
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Echinothrix
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
.jpg "Echinothrix diadema (Black Hatpin Urchin)")
