South Florida Reefs

Variegated Urchin

Lytechinus variegatus

Blue Heron Bridge, Florida

Cozumel, Mexico

Grand Cayman

Variegated Urchin

Also known as: Green Sea Urchin

Category: Sea Urchins

Scientific Name: Lytechinus variegatus

Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)

Depth: 0-160 ft. (0-50 m)

Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Brazil

Echinodermata (Phylum)

└Echinozoa (Subphylum)

└Echinoidea (Class)

└Camarodonta (Order)

└Toxopneustidae (Family)

└Lytechinus (Genus)

Sea Urchins