Species photo: Donald Davesne, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist
Pincushion Urchins (M/L)
Lytechinus variegatus
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From our species guide
Care at a glance
- Care levelEasy
- Reef safeYes
- TemperamentPeacefulPeaceful; bulldozes loose frags, eats coralline
- Temperature72–78 °F
- Salinity1.023–1.025 SG
- pH8.1–8.4
- Min tank30 gallons
- Favorite foods
- Hair and film algae
- Nori / dried seaweed
- Algae wafers
- Max size3.5 in (8.9 cm)
In plain words: The pincushion urchin is a round sea urchin covered in short spines. It looks like a pincushion full of pins. It can be green, white, purple, red or brown.
