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Banded Sea Urchin

Echinothrix calamaris

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Max Depth

70 m

Description

Echinothrix calamaris is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. Other names: Double Spined Urchin. Description The Banded sea urchin has a slightly oval test (shell), reaching a diameter of about 5 cm. Like almost all the Diadematidae (but it is in Echinothrix calamaris that it is most obvious) ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

white
black
brown
yellow
blue

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Venomous

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Danger to human

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