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Family Diadematidae

HAWAII

Echinothrix diadema

Kahe Point, O‘ahu, 15 feet

 

Kaiwi Point, Hawaii, 4 feet

Juvenile, Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i

 

Kahe Point, O‘ahu, 15 feet

Spawning, Makapu‘u tidepool, O‘ahu

 

Makapu‘u tidepool, O‘ahu

Spawning, Ft. Kamehameha, O‘ahu, 3 feet

 

 

Juvenile, Makapu‘u tidepool, O‘ahu

 

cropped

Sea Cave, O‘ahu, 35 feet

 

Kahuku, O‘ahu

Makapu‘u Pinnacle, O‘ahu, 20 feet

BLUE-BLACK URCHIN    WANA

Common in very shallow water exposed to wave action.  Overall diameter of 8 inches.  Black with blue iridescence, juveniles banded with blue.  Has thin venomous spines protected by large primary spines.  Edible.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.