Toxopneustes roseus

 rose flower urchin | Rose Flower Urchin
Toxopneustes roseus
Toxopneustes roseus, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Toxopneustes roseus
Toxopneustes roseus, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Toxopneustes roseus
Toxopneustes roseus

Distribution

Tropical Eastern Pacific


Description

Pale pink, rounded urchin, with short spines and a covering of stalked grasping appendages which it uses to cover itself in debris from the surrounding habitat. One of a number of urchins known as \'collector urchins\'.


Information

Max Size: 15 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.2-30.1°C

Depth: 0-24m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Frequent (13.9% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (4 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields