Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Rose Flower Urchin
Toxopneustes roseus
Rose Flower Urchin
Category: Sea Urchins
Scientific Name: Toxopneustes roseus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Echinoidea (Class)
  └Camarodonta (Order)
   └Toxopneustidae (Family)
    └Toxopneustes (Genus)

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