Toxopneustes roseus, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Toxopneustes roseus, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
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: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (14% 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.
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