Paracentrotus lividus Purple sea urchin

Paracentrotus lividus is commonly referred to as Purple sea urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

1126 

AphiaID:

124316 

Scientific:

Paracentrotus lividus 

German:

Steinseeigel 

English:

Purple Sea Urchin 

Category:

Sea Urchins 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinoidea (Class) > Camarodonta (Order) > Parechinidae (Family) > Paracentrotus (Genus) > lividus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lamarck, ), 1816 

Occurrence:

West Sahara, Tunesien, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, English Channel, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lybia, Madeira, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Socotra Arch, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 

Sea depth:

0 - 90 Meter 

Size:

1.18" - 2.76" (3cm - 7cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Hydrozoa polyps, Sea weed, Sponges 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

Easy 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Paracentrotus gaimardi
• 
  Paracentrotus lividus
  Steinseeigel

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-10-23 01:30:39 

Last edit:

2020-12-25 09:16:53 

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