Echinostrephus aciculatus
Needle-spined Urchin
As recorded: Echinostrephus aciculatus A.Agassiz, 1863
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae
- Locality
- Pearl and Hermes Reef
- Island
- Pearl And Hermes Reef
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Echinostrephus aciculatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 302 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Mauban, Quezon, Philippines
(c) Paolo Co, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-19
QR4C+26G, Toloke, Wallis et Futuna
(c) Corinne THOMAS / Etienne VILLARET, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
South Pacifc Ocean
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-13
French Polynesia, PF
(c) Serenity Wulfing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Echinostrephus aciculatus. BPBM 276. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36612767. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/276.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36612767 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026