Parasalenia poehlii Sea Urchin

Parasalenia poehliiis commonly referred to as Sea 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 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3572 

AphiaID:

212439 

Scientific:

Parasalenia poehlii 

German:

Seeigel 

English:

Sea Urchin 

Category:

Jeżowce 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Parasaleniidae (Family) > Parasalenia (Genus) > poehlii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Pfeffer, 1887 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Australia, China, French Polynesia, Guam, Indo Pacific, Japan, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Pazific, Tahiti 

Marine Zone:

Supratidal (Supralitoral), spray water area (splash water area) above the tidal influence where the influence of the sea clearly outweighs that of the land. 

Sea depth:

0 - 70 Meter 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Algae 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

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 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Parasalenia gratiosa
  Weißspitzenseeigel
• 
  Parasalenia poehlii
  Seeigel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-03-02 09:23:36 

Last edit:

2021-10-17 13:35:38 

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