| 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. |
| Diagnosis: |
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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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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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