Phyllacanthus imperialis Tiara-urchin, Pencil urchin, Imperial Urchin

Phyllacanthus imperialis is commonly referred to as Tiara-urchin, Pencil urchin, Imperial 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 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

728 

AphiaID:

179611 

Scientific:

Phyllacanthus imperialis 

German:

Kaiserlicher Lanzenseeigel, Sputnik-Seeigel 

English:

Tiara-urchin, Pencil Urchin, Imperial Urchin 

Category:

Sjöborrar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Cidaroida (Order) > Cidaridae (Family) > Phyllacanthus (Genus) > imperialis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

Australia, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Zanzibar 

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:

25 - 77 Meter 

Size:

2.76" - 3.54" (7cm - 9cm) 

Temperature:

24,8 °F - 25,7 °F (24,8°C - 25,7°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Sponges 

Tank:

87.99 gal (~ 400L)  

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:

• Phyllacanthus dubius
• Phyllacanthus forcipulatus
• Phyllacanthus grisebachianus
• 
  Phyllacanthus imperialis
  Kaiserlicher Lanzenseeigel, Sputnik-Seeigel
• Phyllacanthus irregularis
• Phyllacanthus longispinus
• Phyllacanthus magnificus
• 
  Phyllacanthus parvispinus
  Lanzenseeigel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-16 07:43:24 

Last edit:

2022-12-17 20:47:48 

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