Arbacia lixula unspecified
Black sea urchin
Arbacia lixula
photo by FAO

Family:  Arbaciidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 80 m
Distribution:  Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea: from Sao Paulo Brazil north to Italy and east to Turkey. Tropical and subtropical.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 122972.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:   
 

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