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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Toxopneustidae (See list of species below)

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24 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Cyrtechinus verruculatus
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Goniopneustes pentagonus
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Gymnechinus epistichus
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Lytechinus anamesus
[White sea urchin]
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Lytechinus callipeplus
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Lytechinus euerces
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Lytechinus pictus
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Lytechinus variegatus
[Green sea urchin]
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Lytechinus williamsi
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Nudechinus ambonensis
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Nudechinus ínconspicuus
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Nudechinus multicolor
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Nudechinus stictus
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Nudechinus verruculatus
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Pseudoboletia indiana
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Pseudoboletia maculata
[Stained collector urchin]
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Pseudocentrotus depressus
[Pink sea urchin]


Sphaerechinus granularis
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Toxopneustes pileolus
[Flower urchin]
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Toxopneustes roseus
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Tripneustes depressus
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Tripneustes esculentus
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Tripneustes gratilla
[Striped sea urchin]
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Tripneustes ventricosus
[Sea egg]
24 Species of Family Toxopneustidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Cyrtechinus verruculatus Pacific Ocean
Goniopneustes pentagonus Western Pacific
Gymnechinus epistichus Western Central Pacific
Lytechinus anamesus White sea urchin Eastern Central Pacific 7.5 WD
Lytechinus callipeplus Western Atlantic
Lytechinus euerces Western Atlantic
Lytechinus pictus Eastern Pacific.
Lytechinus variegatus Green sea urchin Western Central Atlantic 11 TL
Lytechinus williamsi Western Central Atlantic 5 WD
Nudechinus ambonensis Western Central Pacific
Nudechinus ínconspicuus Western Central Pacific
Nudechinus multicolor Western Pacific
Nudechinus stictus Western Pacific
Nudechinus verruculatus Eastern Central Pacific
Pseudoboletia indiana Indo-Pacific
Pseudoboletia maculata Stained collector urchin Indo-West Pacific.
Pseudocentrotus depressus Pink sea urchin Northwest Pacific.
Sphaerechinus granularis Eastern Atlantic and the
Toxopneustes pileolus Flower urchin Southeast Atlantic and In 15 WD
Toxopneustes roseus Eastern Pacific.
Tripneustes depressus Eastern Pacific.
Tripneustes esculentus Western Central Atlantic
Tripneustes gratilla Striped sea urchin Indo-Pacific 10 WD
Tripneustes ventricosus Sea egg Atlantic Ocean



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