pencil urchin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Echinoida |
Family: | Echinometridae |
Genus: | Heterocentrotus |
Species: | H. trigonarius |
Binomial name | |
Heterocentrotus trigonarius (Lamarck, 1816) |
Heterocentrotus trigonarius, commonly known as the slate pencil urchin or red slate pencil urchin, is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region.
Heterocentrotus mamillatus is a similar, related species.