slate-pencil urchin shrimp

Levicaris mammillata

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae

Heterocentrotus mamillatus, commonly known as the slate pencil urchin, red slate pencil urchin, or red pencil urchin, is a species of tropical sea urchin from the Indo-Pacific region. Description This species is a large sea urchin, capping in some specimens reaching over 8 cm in diameter, with spikes up to 10 cm. Most specimens are bright red, but brown and purple colorations are also seen.

Distribution

Loading map…

Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2

Sources and credits

DescriptionHeterocentrotus mamillatus, Wikipedia contributors

slate-pencil urchin shrimp

More from the same family

Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp

Pederson Cleaner Shrimp

Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp

twoclaw shrimp

Cuapetes grandis

Glass shrimp

squat urchin shrimp

golden-spotted shrimp