Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Collector Urchin
Collector Urchin
Scientific Name: Tripneustes gratilla
Category: Sea Urchins
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea

Invertebrates
Echinoderms
Sea Urchins

Collector Urchin

Pebble Collector Urchin

Rock-Boring Urchin

Reef Urchin

Pale Rock-Boring Urchin

Oblong Sea Urchin

Needle-spined Urchin

Red Heart Urchin

Shingle Sea Urchin

Long-Spined Urchin

Banded Urchin

Blue-Black Urchin

Red Slate Pencil Urchin

Rough-Spined Urchin

Slate-Pencil Urchin

Variegated Urchin

West Indian Sea Egg

Brittle Stars
Sea Cucumbers
Basket Stars
Sea Stars
Feather Stars


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