Pseudoboletia indiana Indian Urchin

Pseudoboletia indiana is commonly referred to as Indian Urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

3998 

AphiaID:

214457 

Scientific:

Pseudoboletia indiana 

German:

Indischer Seeigel 

English:

Indian Urchin 

Category:

Søpindsvin 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Toxopneustidae (Family) > Pseudoboletia (Genus) > indiana (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Michelin, ), 1862 

Occurrence:

Australia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Réunion  

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pseudoboletia atlantica
• 
  Pseudoboletia indiana
  Indischer Seeigel
• 
  Pseudoboletia maculata
  Weißer Seeigel
• Pseudoboletia occidentalis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-01-12 16:07:46 

Last edit:

2017-06-13 20:00:24 

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