Toxopneustes roseus Flower Sea Urchin

Toxopneustes roseus is commonly referred to as Flower Sea Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

Martin Hablützel, Schweiz

Toxopneustes roseus - Rosenseeigel (c) by Martin Hablützel, Unterwasserfoto.ch Aufnahmeort: La Paz

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Scientific:: Toxopneustes roseus
German:: Rosen-Seeigel
English:: Flower Sea Urchin

Category:: Jeżowce

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Toxopneustidae (Family) > Toxopneustes (Genus) > roseus (Species)
Initial determination:: (A. Agassiz, ), 1863

Occurrence:: El Salvador, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Panama
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 24 Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore)
Tank:: 44 gal (~ 200L)
Difficulty:: To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Highly toxic