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By Bob Goemans
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Family Loveniidae

Echinocardium cordatum

(Pennant, 1777)

Sea Potato

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Cosmopolitan - except Indo-West Pacific Ocean.

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits subtidal sandy and muddy substrates.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Echinodermata

    Class: Echinoides

    Order: Spatangoida

    Family: Loveniidae

    Genus: Echinocardium

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Best left in the wild.

 Echinocardium cordatum (Sea Potato)
Photo © horta.uac.pt
 Echinocardium cordatum (Sea Potato)
Photo © Wikimedia
Metalia spatangus Lovenia elongata
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