Astropyga radiata
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The Red Urchin, Fire Urchin or False Fire Urchin, Astropyga radiata, is an urchin
, with a test (shell) diameter of about 20 cm.
It is found in the Indo-Pacific
region.
Sea urchin
Sea urchins or urchins are small, spiny, globular animals which, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. They inhabit all oceans. Their shell, or "test", is round and spiny, typically from across. Common colors include black and dull...
, with a test (shell) diameter of about 20 cm.
It is found in the Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
region.