Holopneustes porosissimus Red-Spined Sea Urchin

Holopneustes porosissimus is commonly referred to as Red-Spined Sea Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Graham Edgar, Reef Life Survey, Australien

Foto: Caoe Naturaliste, West-Australien

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AphiaID:: 513340

Scientific:: Holopneustes porosissimus
German:: Seeigel
English:: Red-Spined Sea Urchin

Category:: Søpindsvin

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Temnopleuridae (Family) > Holopneustes (Genus) > porosissimus (Species)
Initial determination:: L. Agassiz in L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846

Occurrence:: Australia, Bass Strait, Eastern Indian Ocean, New South Wales (Australia), South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Western Australia
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 - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.97" - 3.15" (5cm - 8cm)
Temperature:: 77 °F - 82.4 °F (25°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carnivore, Detritus, Herbivorous, Invertebrates, omnivore, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown