Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Variegated Urchin
Variegated Urchin
Scientific Name: Lytechinus variegatus
Class: Echinoidea
Family: Toxopneustidae
Category: Sea Urchins
Also known as: Green Sea Urchin
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 0-160 ft. (0-50 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Brazil

Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

Variegated Urchin

Jewel Urchin

Pebble Collector Urchin

Flower Urchin

Rose Flower Urchin

White Sea Urchin

Collector Urchin

West Indian Sea Egg

Red Heart Urchin

Rough-Spined Urchin

East Pacific Slate Pencil Urchin

Slate Pencil Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin

Radiant Sea Urchin (Juvenile)

Long-Spined Urchin

Savignyi's Longspine Urchin

Black Longspine Urchin

Banded Urchin

Blue-Black Urchin

Shingle Sea Urchin

Rock-Boring Urchin

Pale Rock-Boring Urchin

Oblong Sea Urchin

Reef Urchin

Needle-Spined Urchin

Red Slate Pencil Urchin

Variable Fire Urchin

Longspine Heart Urchin

Bell's Sea Urchin (Juvenile)



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