Red Pencil Urchin

Heterocentrotus mamillatus

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

25 m

Description

Heterocentrotus mamillatus is a species of tropical sea urchin from the Indo-Pacific region. Other names: Slate Pencil Urchin or Red Slate Pencil Urchin. Description This species is a large sea urchin, with some specimens reaching over 8cm in diameter, with spikes up to 10 cm. Most specimens are bright red, ... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Cambodia +62 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

brown

yellow

pink

red

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Solitary