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Home > Invertebrates
> Sea Urchins > Colobocentrotus atratus
Updated 5/10/2013
Family
Echinometridae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Colobocentrotus atratus
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Makapu'u, Oahu, 1 foot
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Puako, Hawaii
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Lana'i Lookout, Oahu
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Sharks Cove, Oahu
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Makapu'u, Oahu |
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SHINGLE
or HELMET URCHIN HA'UKE'UKE
Abundant on surf-swept cliffs, but
rarely encountered outside Hawaii.
Unique shape resists the force of large waves. Gonads are a
Hawaiian delicacy. Attains 3 inches.
East Africa to Hawaii and the Tuamotus. |
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