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title: "Eetbare zeeappel"
description: "Echinus esculentus — Andere dieren. Echinus esculentus, the European edible sea urchin or common sea urchin, is a species of marine invertebrate in the Echinidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/european-edible-sea-urchin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eetbare zeeappel

> Echinus esculentus — Andere dieren. Echinus esculentus, the European edible sea urchin or common sea urchin, is a species of marine invertebrate in the Echinidae family.

- Scientific name: *Echinus esculentus*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 1290
- Wikidata: [Q664443](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q664443)
- iNaturalist taxon: [99684](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/99684)

## Names

- en: European Edible Sea Urchin
- de: Essbarer Seeigel
- fr: Oursin globuleux
- nl: Eetbare zeeappel
- pl: Jeżowiec jadalny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (482), NO (197), FR (104), IE (69), IS (53), SE (19), ES (17), FO (8), PT (7), RU (6)

## Summary

Echinus esculentus, the European edible sea urchin or common sea urchin, is a species of marine invertebrate in the Echinidae family. It is found in coastal areas of western Europe down to a depth of 1,200 m (3,900 ft). It is considered "Near threatened" in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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

## Photo

![Eetbare zeeappel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-edible-sea-urchin/medium.jpg)

Photo: bitsandbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202050792

## Machine access

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