Tuxedo Urchin (4 CM)

Description

The tuxedo sea urchin is found on shallow tropical reefs, rubble flats and seagrass beds throughout the Indian Ocean and the Western Atlantic Ocean from Indonesia to Southern China and Japan. It is known to be a keystone species in coral reef habitats as it facilitates growth of reef-building corals by grazing heavily on filamentous algae. Its taste for these problematic algae also makes it a highly desirable member of any reef aquarium clean-up crew.