Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Reef Urchin
Echinometra viridis
Reef Urchin
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Echinometra viridis
Size: 1 to 3 in. (2 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 0-130 ft. (0-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Echinoidea (Class)
  └Camarodonta (Order)
   └Echinometridae (Family)
    └Echinometra (Genus)

Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

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