Echinometra mathaei
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin
As recorded: Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- between shore and sandy island; patch reef in lagoon
- Island
- Tubuai Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Depth
- 13 m
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Echinometra mathaei observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,943 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Queensland, AU
(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-27
Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ
(c) dmblokz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Esa'ala, PG-MB, PG
(c) wild-discovery-rachael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Gunung Kidul, ID-YO, ID
(c) Najla Maulidya Yusuf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Skennars Head, NSW, AU
(c) Jazmin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-21
Bourail, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Echinometra mathaei. BPBM 2195. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36612567. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/2195.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36612567 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026