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Blue-spotted Urchin
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Sea stars, urchins & sea cucumbers

Blue-spotted Urchin

Astropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)

Names

EnglishBlue-spotted Urchin
Dutch—
SpanishFalso erizo de fuego
Chinese星肛海胆
Scientific nameAstropyga radiata (Leske, 1778)

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassEchinoidea
OrderDiadematoida
FamilyDiadematidae
GenusAstropyga

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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