Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Variegated Sea Urchin
Lytechinus variegatus
Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Toxopneustidae
- Origin
- Tropical Western Atlantic
- Size
- 7 – 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- herbivore
- Reproduction
- releases gametes
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use with caution
Notes: Short spines of various colors (green, white, purple). It covers itself with shells and debris.
