Artificial Reef Field Guide: Arbacia stellata
| Code(s) | ARST |
| Id Number | 422 |
| Taxa | Invertebrate |
| Mobility | Mobile |
| Colonial / Solitary | Solitary |
| Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
This urchin can be found as red, purple, and black colored. They have sharp spines about 25 mm long.
Species Habitat
This is a rare species in California.
Species Range
Low intertidal zone to 90 meters subtidally; Newport Bay, California to Peru and Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Very abundant in Gulf of California, Mexico.
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