Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Size: Size: 7 inches (18 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy local shorelines.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade, nor well suited for most home aquariums.
Feeds on detritus coated sand grains.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoides
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Astriclypeidae
Genus: Echinodiscus
FYI: Should there be a desire to collect and maintain, needs a wide expanse of unimpeded sandy areas and a sand bed at least 3 inches (7 cm) deep, one that has sufficient amounts of detritus.
Can also be feed sinking shrimp/algae tablets that when dissolved, should be mixed into the sand.
There is some thought its genus name has been changed to Sculpsitechinua.
Triggerfish will eat these urchins.
