Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

West Indian Sea Egg
West Indian Sea Egg
Scientific Name: Tripneustes ventricosus
Class: Echinoidea
Family: Toxopneustidae
Category: Sea Urchins
Size: 4 to 5 in. (10 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 0-30 ft. (0-10 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

West Indian Sea Egg

Red Heart Urchin

Slate Pencil Urchin

Long-Spined Urchin

Rock-Boring Urchin

Reef Urchin

Variegated Urchin

Jewel Urchin



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