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Updated 8/8/2013
Family
Diadematidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Echinothrix diadema
Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet
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Kaiwi Point, Hawaii, 4 feet |
Juvenile, Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i
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Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet |
Spawning, Makapuu tidepool, Oahu
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Makapuu tidepool, Oahu |
Spawning, Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet
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Juvenile, Makapuu tidepool, Oahu
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cropped
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Sea Cave, Oahu, 35 feet
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Kahuku, Oahu |
Makapuu Pinnacle, Oahu, 20 feet
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 Juvenile, Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 15 feet
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Juvenile, Kaunolu tidepool, Lana'i |
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BLUE-BLACK
URCHIN WANA
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exposed to wave action. Stout blue-black primary spines protect
venomous secondary spines which are banded with yellow and black,
primary spines of juveniles banded.
Test diameter and spine length each attain 4 inches. Gonads are
a local Hawaiian delicacy. Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and the
Tuamotus. |
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