Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) notes ³

Summary ⁴

Strongylocentrotus fragilis is a species of sea urchin of the family Strongylocentrotidae.

Description and characteristics ⁴

This is a regular sea urchin, with a spherical test bearing the anus and top and mouth on the bottom. They are somewhat flettened, and of pale pinkish color with white spines. It is a deep-sea species, and they can occur in great number where food is abundant.

Habitat and range ⁴

This is an abyssal species, occurring at many hundred meters deep on the western coasts of the North America.

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