How deep does the Red Pencil Urchin live?

The Red Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus) is typically found at 0–30 m.

Red Pencil Urchin

Heterocentrotus mamillatus

Group: Urchin
Typical depth: 0–30 m

The red pencil urchin carries thick blunt spines like coloured crayons on shallow reefs down to about twenty five metres. It wedges into crevices and depressions among pinnacles and rock, and its stout spines were once used as slate pencils and wind chimes.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae › Heterocentrotus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 568045.

FAQ

How deep does the Red Pencil Urchin live?: The Red Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus) is typically found at 0–30 m.