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Red Fire Urchin (Astropyga radiata) Jahir, Lembeh.<br /> With some sand speckles unfortunately roaming by... Astropyga radiata,Geotagged,Indonesia,Red urchin,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Red Fire Urchin (Astropyga radiata)

Jahir, Lembeh.
With some sand speckles unfortunately roaming by...

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Holy moly! This is just something special! Posted 7 years ago
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    Simply fantastic Posted 7 years ago
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    Mark Ridgway
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    Someone should write the word 'BANG!' in the middle.
    Astonishing animal.     Posted 7 years ago

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The Red urchin

''Astropyga radiata'', the red urchin, fire urchin, false fire urchin or blue-spotted urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It is a large species with long spines and is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It was first described in 1778 by the German naturalist Nathaniel Gottfried Leske.

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Similar species: Hollow-spined Urchins
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 26, 2018. Captured May 15, 2018 05:47 in Unnamed Road, Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 18mm

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