Heterocentrotus mamillatus
Red Pencil Urchin
As recorded: Heterocentrotus mamillatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae
- Collected by
- P. Reath
- Locality
- Mariott Hotel Reef, Station 2
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9601, -159.3541
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Heterocentrotus mamillatus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-07.
2026-07-07
Poipu, HI 96756, USA
(c) Richard Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Poʻipū
(c) Liane Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-05
2MR7+FX, Lihue, HI 96766, USA
(c) ab83, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-11
Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Torin Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-20
Lydgate Beach Park, Leho Dr, Lihue, HI 96766, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-11
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) pepperjackb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heterocentrotus mamillatus. BPBM 4333. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979264082. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4333.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979264082 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
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