Shrimp, Snails, and Crabs
Tuxedo Urchin
Mespilia globulus
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Temnopleuridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 5 – 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Diet
- herbivore (film-forming algae and coralline algae)
- Reproduction
- releases gametes into the water
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Short spines and blue bands. It covers itself with small pieces of shell or rock for camouflage. It cleans algae without harming the corals.
