Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Rough-Spined Urchin
Rough-Spined Urchin
Scientific Name: Prionocidaris hawaiiensis
Category: Sea Urchins
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 30-150 ft. (10-45 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)

Invertebrates
Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

Rough-Spined Urchin

Slate-Pencil Urchin

Variegated Urchin

West Indian Sea Egg

Collector Urchin

Pebble Collector Urchin

Rock-Boring Urchin

Reef Urchin

Pale Rock-Boring Urchin

Oblong Sea Urchin

Needle-spined Urchin

Red Heart Urchin

Shingle Sea Urchin

Long-Spined Urchin

Banded Urchin

Blue-Black Urchin

Red Slate Pencil Urchin

Brittle Stars
Sea Cucumbers
Basket Stars
Sea Stars
Feather Stars


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