Species FAO code: UCH

Loxechinus albus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Belgium	fr Oursin nl Zeeappel nl Zeeegel	–
France	fr oursin du Chili	–
Italy	it Riccio di mare del Pacifico	–
Spain	es Erizo blanco	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782)

Scientific name

Loxechinus albus

Author

(Molina, 1782)

Rank

Species

FAO code

UCH

Taxonomic classification

ClassEchinoidea
- OrderEchinoida
  - FamilyEchinidae
    - GenusLoxechinus
      - SpeciesLoxechinus albus

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

0308 — Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, fit for human consumption
- Sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus spp., Paracentrotus lividus, Loxechinus albus, Echinus esculentus)
  - 0308 21 00 — Live, fresh or chilled
  - 0308 29 — Other
    - 0308 29 10 — Smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process, not otherwise prepared
    - 0308 29 30 — Frozen
    - 0308 29 90 — Other

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Loxechinus albus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast