---
title: "Long-spined Sea Urchin"
description: "Centrostephanus rodgersii — Weitere Tiere. Centrostephanus rodgersii, commonly known as the long-spined sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/long-spined-sea-urchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Long-spined Sea Urchin

> Centrostephanus rodgersii — Weitere Tiere. Centrostephanus rodgersii, commonly known as the long-spined sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae.

- Scientific name: *Centrostephanus rodgersii*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 902
- Wikidata: [Q2135968](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2135968)
- iNaturalist taxon: [355860](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/355860)

## Names

- en: Long-spined Sea Urchin

## Countries with the most observations

AU (669), NZ (178), NF (8)

## Summary

Centrostephanus rodgersii, commonly known as the long-spined sea urchin, is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrostephanus_rodgersii

## Photo

![Long-spined Sea Urchin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-spined-sea-urchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Phil · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341399794

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-spined-sea-urchin?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).