
Echinometra oblonga
Oblong Sea Urchin
As recorded: Echinometra mathaei oblonga (Blainville, 1825)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Echinometridae
- Collected by
- Mr. Meadows
- Locality
- Aitu
- Island
- Cook Islands
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Echinometra oblonga observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 310 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

2026-10-06
Lualualei Homestead Rd + Pokai Bay St, Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Lualualei Homestead Rd + Pokai Bay St, Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keauhou, HI, US
(c) Dayne Jordan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Lualualei Homestead Rd + Pokai Bay St, Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-11
Eleele, HI 96705, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Echinometra oblonga. BPBM 974. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36612420. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/974.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36612420 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
