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Brissopsis luzonica
- Usual depth12–843 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and August
- How commonRare
About this species
Brissopsis luzonica is a species of sea urchins of the family Brissidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Brissopsis luzonica was first scientifically described in 1851 by Gray.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Brissopsis luzonica”, 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: 1 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 26 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–843 m · Deepest record: 1,317 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- タヌキブンブク
- Simplified Chinese
- 呂宋沐海壺
Other scientific names: Brissopsis circosemita, Brissopsis duplex, Brissopsis le monnieri, Brissopsis lemonnieri, Brissopsis luzonicus, Kleinia luzonica
Similar species
Keeled Heart UrchinBrissus latecarinatus
Mauve Heart UrchinMetalia spatagus
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).
- 269 open-data records from 1851 to 2020.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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