Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Needle-spined Urchin
Needle-spined Urchin
Scientific Name: Echinostrephus aciculatus
Class: Echinoidea
Category: Sea Urchins
Also known as: Red Rock boring urchin
Size: up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii

Invertebrates
Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

Needle-spined Urchin

Shingle Sea Urchin

Red Slate Pencil Urchin

Rough-Spined Urchin

Banded Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin (Juvenile)

Blue-Black Urchin

Collector Urchin

Pebble Collector Urchin

Pale Rock-Boring Urchin

Oblong Sea Urchin

Sea Stars
Sea Cucumbers


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