Heterocentrotus trigonarius Slate Pencil Urchin, Slate Red Pencil Urchin

Heterocentrotus trigonariusis commonly referred to as Slate Pencil Urchin, Slate Red Pencil 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.

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lexID:

727 

AphiaID:

213386 

Scientific:

Heterocentrotus trigonarius 

German:

Griffel-Seeigel 

English:

Slate Pencil Urchin, Slate Red Pencil Urchin 

Category:

Sea Urchins 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Echinometridae (Family) > Heterocentrotus (Genus) > trigonarius (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), China, Cook Islands, Eastern Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Johnston Atoll, Lesser Sunda Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Moorea, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Réunion , Solomon Islands, Somalia, South China Sea, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Tuamoto Islands, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 36 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, No reliable information available 

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:

• 
  Heterocentrotus mamillatus
  Griffel-Seeigel
• 
  Heterocentrotus trigonarius
  Griffel-Seeigel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-16 07:41:10 

Last edit:

2022-05-07 09:20:21 

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