Astropyga radiata

Red urchin
	A group of Astropyga radiata seen in Kenya.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Diadematoida
Family:	Diadematidae
Genus:	Astropyga
Species:	A. radiata
Binomial name
	Astropyga radiata; (Leske, 1778)
Synonyms
	Asteropyga radiata; Astropyga elastica Bell, 1876; Astropyga freudenbergi Sarasin, 1887; Astropyga major (Seba, 1734); Astropyga mossambica Peters, 1853; Cidaris radiata Leske, 1778; Cidarites radiata (Leske, 1778); Diadema radiatum (Leske, 1778); Echinonanthus major Seba, 1734; Echinus radiatus (Leske, 1778);

Astropyga radiata, the red urchin, fire urchin, false fire urchin or blue-spotted urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It is a large species with long spines and is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It was first described in 1778 by the German naturalist Nathaniel Gottfried Leske.

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