Red urchin Juvenile - Astropyga radiata

Coconut Garden, Lembeh.

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Barry

Lion

Another living creature that looks like some science fiction fantasy creature gone wrong - amazing! Posted 6 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Haha! Lots of those underwater :-D Posted 6 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Those spines are terrifyingly long! Posted 6 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, better to stay at a distance. The Diadema sp. are worse and I have already got spines of them in my legs> Once is in, better let it reabsorb because they break very easily. But Astropyga is venomous so I am more scared of this one than of the Diademas! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Ouch! I got spines from some urchins in my foot and leg while snorkeling once. It definitely hurt, and left scars. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

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