Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indian Ocean
Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow holes in current swept reef areas.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Best left in the wild.
A rock boring species.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoides
Order: Echinoida
Family: Echinometridae
Genus: Echinostrephus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.