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Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Scientific name: Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Echinodermata → Subphylum Echinozoa → Class Echinoidea → Subclass Euechinoidea → Infraclass Carinacea → Subterclass Echinacea → Order Camarodonta → Infraorder Echinidea → Superfamily Odontophora → Family Strongylocentrotidae → Genus Mesocentrotus

Common name: Red Sea Urchin
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Urchins

These are apparently the better-tasting ones. "Better" is a very relative term, though.

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Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Moving right to left; note trail in sand
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Snails eating dead urchin
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
Mesocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin)
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