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Family: Echinidae (See list of species below)

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21 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Dermechinus horridus []	No picture found Echinus affinis []	No picture found Echinus alexandri []
No picture found Echinus elegans []	Echinus esculentus [European edible sea urchin]	No picture found Echinus euryporus []
No picture found Echinus gracilis []	Echinus melo []	No picture found Echinus multidentatus [Deepsea kina]
No picture found Echinus tenuispinus []	No picture found Echinus tylodes []	Gracilechinus acutus []
No picture found Gracilechinus atlanticus []	No picture found Gracilechinus lucidus []	Paracentrotus lividus [Stony sea urchin]
Psammechinus microtuberculatus []	Psammechinus miliaris []	No picture found Sterechinus agassizii []
Sterechinus antarcticus []	No picture found Sterechinus diadema []	Sterechinus neumayeri []

21 Species of Family Echinidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Dermechinus horridus		Indo-Pacific.
Echinus affinis		Northeast Atlantic.
Echinus alexandri		Northeast Atlantic.
Echinus elegans		Northeast Atlantic
Echinus esculentus	European edible sea urchin	Northeast Atlantic	17.6 WD
Echinus euryporus		Southeast Pacific
Echinus gracilis		Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Echinus melo		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Echinus multidentatus	Deepsea kina	Southwest Pacific
Echinus tenuispinus		Northern Atlantic and the
Echinus tylodes		Northwest Atlantic
Gracilechinus acutus		Southwest Pacific, Atlant
Gracilechinus atlanticus		Southern Atlantic
Gracilechinus lucidus		Northwest Pacific
Paracentrotus lividus	Stony sea urchin	Eastern Atlantic and the	6 WD
Psammechinus microtuberculatus		Western Atlantic and the	4 DL
Psammechinus miliaris		Eastern Atlantic
Sterechinus agassizii		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Sterechinus antarcticus		Antarctic.
Sterechinus diadema		Antarctic Indian Ocean	7 WD
Sterechinus neumayeri		Antarctic

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