---
title: "Sea Egg"
description: "Tripneustes depressus — Inne zwierzęta. Tripneustes depressus, the white sea urchin or sea egg, is a species of sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sea-egg
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sea Egg

> Tripneustes depressus — Inne zwierzęta. Tripneustes depressus, the white sea urchin or sea egg, is a species of sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae.

- Scientific name: *Tripneustes depressus*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 1037
- Wikidata: [Q2515429](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2515429)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67762](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67762)

## Names

- en: Sea Egg
- es: Erizo café

## Countries with the most observations

MX (611), EC (252), CR (38), PA (12)

## Summary

Tripneustes depressus, the white sea urchin or sea egg, is a species of sea urchin in the family Toxopneustidae. It is found on the seabed in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean including Mexico, Panama, Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands.

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

## Photo

![Sea Egg](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sea-egg/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103752833

## Machine access

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