Lytechinus variegatus, Green sea urchin

Lytechinus variegatus   (Lamarck, 1816)

Green sea urchin

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Echinoidea | Camarodonta | Toxopneustidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; brackish; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 83942).  Tropical; 37°N - 33°S, 99°W - 28°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Atlantic: from USA to Brazil, throughout the Caribbean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 415)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This an epibenthic, subtidal species found in seagrass (Ref. 83942), particularly Thalassia sp. beds and lagoonal mangrove cays (Ref. 86574).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.8 - 28, mean 26.1 (based on 306 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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