Species FAO code: URC

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

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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 Grüner Seeigel de Langstacheliger Purpurseeigel	–
Belgium	fr Oursin nl Zeeappel nl Zeeegel	–
Germany	de Langstacheliger Purpurseeigel de Grüner Seeigel	–
Netherlands	nl Zee-egel	–
Slovenia	sl dolgoiglasti vijoličasti morski ježek sl vijoličasti morski ježki	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857)

Scientific name

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Author

(Stimpson, 1857)

Rank

Species

FAO code

URC

Taxonomic classification

ClassEchinoidea
- OrderEchinoida
  - FamilyStrongylocentrotidae
    - GenusStrongylocentrotus
      - SpeciesStrongylocentrotus purpuratus

Source: Palomares, M.L.D. and D. Pauly. Editors. SeaLifeBase. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (Stimpson, 1857)

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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Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central