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> Sea Urchins > Brissus latecarinatus
Updated 9/23/2013
Family
Brissidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Brissus
latecarinatus
Firehouse, Oahu, 35 feet
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Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet
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Recently dead, Corsair, Oahu, 105 feet |
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HEART
URCHIN
Live animals bury themselves in sand and are rarely seen but old tests are common.
Preyed upon by rays and helmet snails. This species has a prominent posterior dorsal crest. Attains
8 inches. East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and Pitcairn. |
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