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Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758
European edible sea urchin| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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| This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. |
| Echinus esculentus AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Echinoidea | Camarodonta | Echinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 96312). Temperate, preferred 10°C (Ref. 107945); 81°N - 38°N, 43°W - 30°E
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Northeast Atlantic: From Svalbard, UK and the Faeroes, east to the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat to Finnmark, Norway, north to Greenland and Iceland and south to Portugal. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.6 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 101443); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref. 101443)
It is found on the upper subtidal, and intertidally on low spring tides from depths of 0 to 100 meters. They graze and feed on a variety of plant and animal material (Ref. 96312).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Small eggs, seasonally produced, spawning varies with latitude (Ref. 96312).
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Harms, J. 1993. (Ref. 2711)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt) ; Date assessed: 01 August 1996
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Fisheries: ; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 7.5 - 12.4, mean 10.3 (based on 538 cells).
Climate Vulnerability
(Ref. 125649):
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.
Nutrients : Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 5.08 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 12%; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 0.04 [48.48, 67.17] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.