Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

About

Britain's largest sea urchin, with a beautiful pink-purple spiny test and white-tipped spines. It grazes on encrusting algae on rocky reefs. The roe (gonads) is a gourmet delicacy known as uni and is harvested commercially in Scotland.

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Quick Facts

Category: Invertebrate
Latin name: Echinus esculentus
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.