Unknown Urchin Hitchhiker. Need ID please

[Gilghamesh]

Hey All,

here is a pic of an urchin that showed up in my nano about 6 months ago. It was absolutely tiny. Now it's body alone is over 2 inches so I transferred it into my FOWLR 125g setup. I would love to have an ID and any info on the species you might be able to offer.

Thanks

[Archon]

looks to me like a pencil,
http://images.google.com/images?q=pe...N&hl=en&tab=wi

any of those look like it?

[Alittlefishy]

I agree with pencil urchin...should get about 3" body with about 1-2" blunt spines. They eat algae, esp coralline, but are useful and cool to boot.

[Gilghamesh]

Great thanks. I thought pencil too but the spines were so close together I had initially ruled it out.

Thanks for the help

Gil

[icebear]

rock boring urchin... they are cool... mine was a bulldozer tho!

[Loverotties]

Urchin(pencil).

[wharyat]

I would agree with the rock boring urchin. Not reef safe, but great for a fowlr.

[Gilghamesh]

After doing some of my own research, I think I am going to go with Rock Boring as well.

Thanks a million everybody

Gil