Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Pale Rock-Boring Urchin
Echinometra mathaei
Pale Rock-Boring Urchin
Also known as: White-Tipped Urchin
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Echinometra mathaei
Size: 1 to 3 in. (2.5 to 7 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Echinoidea (Class)
  └Camarodonta (Order)
   └Echinometridae (Family)
    └Echinometra (Genus)

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