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Pale Rock-Boaring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei

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21.2727, -157.695

Field Notes

Description:

Purplish and spiny in a rock cave

Habitat:

Reef in haunama bay

Reference Links:

Sea urchin

Species ID Suggestions

Pale Rock-Boaring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei

Reference Link
SargonR
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Comments (1)
SargonR
It is a rock-boaring urchin, see reference above. Please consider adding this spotting to the Hanauma Bay Marine Life mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/278696068

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Underwater Hawai'i
Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
Mission
Yellow 8 MMS - Hawai'i
Mission
Mission WILD
Photographed
PublishedJuly 6, 2013

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