Strongylocentrotidae () |
10 cm WD (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 45 years |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 300 m |
Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic. Temperate to polar. |
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It is found on rocks and soft bottoms from the intertidal to a depth of 300 meters (Ref. 865). Also in tidepools in the low intertidal, found on bedrock outcrops, boulders, cobbles, occasionally in sand (Ref. 113749). Primarily feeds on seaweeds, with few feeding on eelgrass (Ref. 106946). Also feeds on bivalves, gastropods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 85579). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Known from the Arctic to New Jersey (Ref. 113763). C: Refs. 861, 93916, 94807, 865, 113749. |
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