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Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758 European edible sea urchin |
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| Family: | Echinidae () | |||
| Max. size: | 17.6 cm WD (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 8 years | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic: From Svalbard, UK and the Faeroes, east to the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat to Finnmark, Norway, north to Greenland and Iceland and south to Portugal. Temperate to polar. | |||
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| Biology: | It is found on the upper subtidal, and intertidally on low spring tides from depths of 0 to 100 meters. They graze and feed on a variety of plant and animal material (Ref. 96312). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LR/nt); Date assessed: 01 August 1996 Ref. 123251) | |||
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