Astropyga radiata, the red urchin, fire urchin, false fire urchin or blue-spotted urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It is a large species with long spines and is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

2023年6月16日 · A fire urchin, scientifically known as Astropyga radiata, is a species of sea urchin found in tropical and subtropical waters. It is renowned for its vibrant coloration and venomous spines, which serve as a defense mechanism against predators .

Asthenosoma varium is a sea urchin (an echinoderm, a member of the phylum that also includes star fish). Growing up to 25 cm (10 in) in diameter, it lives on sand and rubble sea bottoms in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to Australia and Southern Japan. Its venom tipped spines, with distinctive globular swellings below the tip, can inflict a ...

The Echinothuriidae are a family of sea urchins in the order Echinothurioida. Due to their soft skeletons, most are called "leather urchins", but species in the genus Asthenosoma are also known as "fire urchins" due to their bright colors and painful, venomous sting.

2018年5月7日 · The fire urchin has thick clusters of multicolored spines in brick red and dandelion yellow, tipped with venomous blue points. Collector sea urchins—native to the Indo-Pacific, Hawaii and the Red Sea—have projectile pincers. When a predator approaches, they launch a swarm of the tiny jaws, which clamp down and release toxins.

The fire urchin, scientifically known as Astropyga radiata, is a captivating species of sea urchin that belongs to the family Diadematidae. This large species has long spines and vibrant colors. The German scientist Nathaniel Gottfried Leske first talked about this in 1778.

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2016年1月19日 · It appears the urchin is home to several marine species who can handle its poison. I found three species living on top of the Fire Sea Urchin and they are equally beautiful to their host: Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani); Zebra crab (Zebrida adamsii) and Urchin shrimps (Allopontonia brockii). If you wonder, the bigger Coleman shrimp as ...

Also known as the Bluespot Sea Urchin. The Red Urchin is found in the Indo-West Pacific region growing up to 20cm in length. Found singly, or in large groups, moving across rubble, sand, and shingle, of bays and lagoons.

Astropyga radiata, the red urchin, fire urchin, false fire urchin or blue-spotted urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It is a large species with long spines and is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.