Astropyga magnifica Magnificent Urchin,Pale Spine Fire Urchin

Astropyga magnifica is commonly referred to as Magnificent Urchin,Pale Spine Fire 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 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Kary Mar

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Scientific:: Astropyga magnifica
German:: Prächtiger Diadem-Seeigel
English:: Magnificent Urchin,Pale Spine Fire Urchin

Category:: Zee-egels

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Diadematoida (Order) > Diadematidae (Family) > Astropyga (Genus) > magnifica (Species)
Initial determination:: A.H. Clark, 1934

Occurrence:: Suriname, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Venezuela
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:: 2 - 89 Meter
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
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