what is this fish?

[Crystal]

My bf saw a fish at WEM when we were looking at the marine tanks. Well, I think it is a fish. I don't know much about saltwater.
All we saw of it was really long spikes. kind of like a porcupine. It was black as well. it was hidden between come rocks, so I apologize for not having a better description. It was in a tank with clowns and damsels.
I hope someone can help, my bf really wants to know the species. If someone can even point me in the right direction of where to research, it is appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[fishdudein]

Spikes immediately bring to mind a spiny sea urchin, they are black also. Might possibly have been a brittle star, they are almost always trying to hide so if it was hidden between some rocks that would be typical behavior.

No fish that I can think of come to mind...black volitans lion has "spikes", and they sometimes seek shelter amongst rocks, but I don't think I have seen one that I would call black, despite the name. Porcupine puffer or a spiny boxfish have spines, but again I have never seen one of these that I would call "black".

Did you get a chance to see it move any at all? Could you see eyes, mouth, gills, anything else for us to go on?

 

[Crystal]

oh yea, I saw an eye I think, it was blue or green, although I have a rotten memory, my apologies. I only saw one eye, and it opened and closed a couple of times. The spikes were long, so I didn't see a body.
Would it even be a fish? I should grab a digicam and go see it again.

 

[fraservet]

sounds like a long spined sea urchin to me.

they are black, with a round body and many spines sticking out.
they also have a blue "eye"

 

[Max]

lion fish?

 

[ste2k3]

Sounds like an urchin?

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