Long-tailed porcupine

Latin: Echinus acutus
Size:
16 cm (diameter)
Levested:
Steep rock faces 15 - 1000 m
Distribution:
From West Africa, the Mediterranean to the Barents Sea.
Food:
Stuck animals
Facts about the long-faced porcupine

Hybridization occurs between long-spined sea urchin and red sea urchin. These hybrids occur in many varieties.

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