Where does the Long-Spined Sea Urchin live?
Diadema antillarum has 14,321 records in 53 countries and territories, from 1858 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 14,321 records
- 53 places
- 108 years recorded
- Echinoidea class
AnimaliaEchinodermataEchinoideaDiadematoidaDiadematidaeDiadema
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| US Virgin Islands | 5,134 | |
| United States | 3,095 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,128 | |
| Colombia | 678 | |
| Mexico | 675 | |
| Guadeloupe | 480 | |
| Martinique | 282 | |
| Honduras | 168 | |
| Belize | 157 | |
| Cayman Islands | 139 | |
| Panama | 122 | |
| Cuba | 119 | |
| Bonaire | 111 | |
| Jamaica | 111 | |
| Curaçao | 94 | |
| Bahamas | 86 | |
| Dominican Republic | 82 | |
| Venezuela | 60 | |
| Spain | 55 | |
| Bermuda | 42 | |
| Dominica | 42 | |
| Saint Lucia | 40 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 36 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 29 | |
| Haiti | 29 | |
| ZZ | 27 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 26 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 26 | |
| Sint Maarten | 24 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 23 | |
| Aruba | 21 | |
| Barbados | 21 | |
| Brazil | 20 | |
| Saint Martin | 20 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 16 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 16 | |
| Costa Rica | 14 | |
| Thailand | 14 | |
| Grenada | 12 | |
| Saint Helena | 11 |
Showing the top 40 of 53 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Diadematidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.