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Little Pink Urchin
Amblypneustes elevatus
- Usual depth0–66 m
- Water temperature14–20 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Amblypneustes elevatus is a species of sea urchin of the family Temnopleuridae. Their armour is covered with spines. It is in the genus Amblypneustes and lives in the sea.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Amblypneustes elevatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–66 m · Deepest record: 73.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Little Pink Urchin
Other scientific names: Amblypneustes pachistus, Amblypneustes triseriatus, Echinus elevatus
Similar species
- Diamond patterned sea urchin
Amblypneustes formosus
- Grand sea urchin
Amblypneustes grandis
- Ovoid sea urchin
Amblypneustes ovum
- Pale sea urchin
Amblypneustes pallidus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 196 open-data records from 1929 to 2014.
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