---
title: "Cape sea urchin"
description: "Parechinus angulosus — Otros animales. Parechinus angulosus, the Cape urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Parechinidae endemic to southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/cape-sea-urchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape sea urchin

> Parechinus angulosus — Otros animales. Parechinus angulosus, the Cape urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Parechinidae endemic to southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Parechinus angulosus*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2418
- Wikidata: [Q2291648](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2291648)
- iNaturalist taxon: [553172](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/553172)

## Names

- en: Cape sea urchin

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2285), NA (26)

## Summary

Parechinus angulosus, the Cape urchin, is a sea urchin in the family Parechinidae endemic to southern Africa. It is the only species in the genus Parechinus.

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

## Photo

![Cape sea urchin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-sea-urchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215896021

## Machine access

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