Echinoidea |
Camarodonta |
Strongylocentrotidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 78719), usually 0 - 50 m (Ref. 113749). Temperate; 79°N - 37°N, 127°E - 97°E
Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic. Temperate to polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 2.5 range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 865); max. reported age: 45 years (Ref. 90469)
It is found on rocks and soft bottoms from the intertidal to a depth of 300 meters (Ref. 865). Also in tidepools in the low intertidal, found on bedrock outcrops, boulders, cobbles, occasionally in sand (Ref. 113749). Primarily feeds on seaweeds, with few feeding on eelgrass (Ref. 106946). Also feeds on bivalves, gastropods and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 85579).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Echinoidea are gonochoric. Fertilization is external. Brooding is common, eggs are held either on the peristome, around the periproct or deep into the concavities on the petaloids. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (echinoplateus) and live for several months before they sink to the bottom using their tube feet to adhere on the ground where they metamorphose into young urchins.
Berkes, F., T.P. Hughes, R.S. Steneck, J.A. Wilson, D.R. Bellwood, B. Crona, C. Folke, L.H. Gunderson, H.M. Leslie, J. Norberg, M. Nyström, P. Olsson, H. Österblom, M. Scheffer and B. Worm 2006 Globalization, roving bandits, and marine resources. Science. 311:1557-1558. (Ref. 861)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Tools
More information
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.8 - 10.2, mean 5.2 (based on 977 cells).
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.12-0.84; tm=2.5; tmax=45).
Fishing Vulnerability
Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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.
