Diadema savignyi Michelin, 1845
Savigny's long-spine sea urchin
Diadema savignyi
photo by Bos, Arthur

Family:  Diadematidae ()
Max. size:  25 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 70 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the South Pacific Islands and Japan.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum length assumed to refer to total width (spinetip to spinetip) based on Ref. 87866.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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