| Family: |
Echinidae () |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: from Azores, north to Iceland and Baltic Sea, south to Morocco. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
It is an epibenthic species found on reefs (Ref. 95730), that feeds by grazing (Ref. 96498). It is also found in sheltered, localised populations, on fronds, rock surfaces, undersides of rocks, boulders, seaweeds, and shallowly buried under gravel (Ref. 124689). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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