Clypeaster humilis

About this species

Clypeaster humilis is a species of sea urchin in the family Clypeasteridae. This species was first scientifically described in 1778 by the German biologist Nathanael Gottfried Leske. It occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 2 records
March: 8 records
April: 46 records
May: 29 records
June: 7 records
July: 4 records
August: 6 records
September: 5 records
October: 9 records
November: 6 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–16 m · Deepest record: 150 m

0–10 m: 45 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 77 records

Photos

(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Анна Митрошенкова, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Анна Митрошенкова, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Clypeaster (Stolonoclypus) humilis, Clypeaster ambigenus, Clypeaster latus, Clypeaster placunarius, Clypeaster rumphii, Clypeaster saisseti, Clypeaster tumescens, Echinanthus explanatus, Echinanthus humilis, Echinanthus placunarius, Echinanthus productus, Echinodiscus placunarius, Scutella ambigena, Scutella placunaria, Stolonoclypus humilis

Similar species

Clypeaster reticulatus

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).
122 open-data records from 1788 to 2017.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.