Echinoidea |
Cidaroida |
Cidaridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 83942). Tropical; 38°N - 26°S, 100°W - 28°W
Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: North Carolina to Brazil . Tropical and subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)
This is an epibenthic and subtidal species found in coral reefs, seagrass, and rocky bottoms (Ref. 83942). Inhabits crevices in reefs and back-reef lagoons (Ref. 415, 86574), in zones of reef crest, sand, rubble, patch reef, buttress, spur and groove, as well as Thalassia sp. beds (Ref. 86574) Omnivorous grazer and spawns on the full moon (Ref. 415).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Echinoidea are gonochoric. Fertilization is external. Brooding is common, eggs are held either on the peristome, around the periproct or deep into the concavities on the petaloids. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (echinoplateus) and live for several months before they sink to the bottom using their tube feet to adhere on the ground where they metamorphose into young urchins.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés 2005 Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas Del Toro, Panama. Caribbean Journal of Science. 41(3):638-707. (Ref. 415)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.7 - 28, mean 26.1 (based on 446 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
