Microcyphus rousseaui

(Agassiz & Decor, 1846)

Rousseau Sea Urchin, Bald-patch Urchin

Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Eastern Africa.

Size: 2 inches (5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rock and rubble areas covered in algae and also seen in seagrass beds.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Should it become available in the trade, aquarium husbandry would be similar to Mespilla globulus shown elsewhere in this section of the Species Library.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Echinodermata

Class: Echinoides

Order: Temnopleuroida

Family: Temnopleuridae

Genus: Microcyphus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.