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Family Stongylocentrotidae

JAPAN

Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus

Yawatano, Izu, Japan, 8 feet

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GREEN SEA URCHIN   Bafun-uni

Common on rocks in shallow water.  Edible.  Attains 2 inches.  Japan, Korea, & Russia.  Formerly known as Strongylocentrotus pulcherrimus.