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By Bob Goemans
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Family Brissidae

Metalia spatangus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Heart Urchin

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Hawaii.

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy substrates and seagrass areas.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Echinodermata

    Class: Echinoides

    Order: Spatangoida

    Family: Brissidae

    Genus: Metalia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Best left in the wild.

Metalia spatangus (Heart Urchin)
Photo © Wikimedia
Meoma ventricosa Echinocardium cordatum
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