Species FAO code: URM

Paracentrotus lividus

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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
Austria	de Seeigel de Steinseeigel	–
Belgium	fr Oursin nl Zeeappel nl Zeeegel	–
Croatia	hr hridinski ježinac	–
Cyprus	el αχινός	–
Czech Republic	cs Ježovka dlouhoostná	–
France	fr oursin	–
Germany	de Steinseeigel de Seeigel	–
Greece	el Αχινός	–
Ireland	en Stony sea urchin en Purple sea urchin ga Cuán mara dubh	–
Italy	it Riccio di mare	–
Luxembourg	de Seeigel de Seeigel de Steinseeigel fr oursin fr oursin	–
Malta	en Stony sea urchin it Riccio femmina mt Rizza	–
Poland	pl Najeżak skalny	–
Portugal	pt Ouriço-do-mar pt Ouriço-do-mar-púrpura	–
Slovenia	sl vijoličasti morski ježek sl vijoličasti morski ježek [Strongylocentrotus lividus synonym for Paracentrotus lividus]	–
Spain	es Erizo de mar	Andalusia: Erizo Asturias: Oricio Asturias: Oriciu Balearic Islands: Llagosta verda Canary Islands: Erizo común Canary Islands: Erizo cachero Catalonia: Garota Galicia: Ourizo Catalonia: Garoina Catalonia: Eriçó

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)

Scientific name

Paracentrotus lividus

Author

(Lamarck, 1816)

Rank

Species

FAO code

URM

Taxonomic classification

ClassEchinoidea
- OrderEchinoida
  - FamilyEchinidae
    - GenusParacentrotus
      - SpeciesParacentrotus lividus

Synonyms

Strongylocentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816)

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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Paracentrotus lividus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea