• The Sea Urchins are related to sand dollars, sea lions, and the sea cucumbers.

  • The Sea Urchin got it's name from an old English  word which means it is like and American porcupine.

  • They mainly live in cooler waters for a search and move to shallow waters to search for food.

  • They use they're mouths to clean rocks.

  • Mouth Is found underneath the body.

  • Sea Urchin's do not like sunlight so they try to stay in the deeper waters.

  • The Red Sea Urchin is the largest Species of Sea Urchins in the world.

  • The Red Sea urchin usually stays in the shallow waters.

  • Some Sea urchins take 4 to 5 years to reach it's full size.

  • The purple Sea Urchin has shorter spine unlike the other Urchins.

  • The Green Sea Urchin is found in the Gulf of Maine.