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Research suggests that these urchins can eat other urchins when their preferred foods, such as kelp, are not available. This urchin's test, or protective covering, can grow to 1.6 inches (40 ...

These urchins are harvested for their roe, their reproductive material. The roe is called Uni in Japanese and is served in sushi restaurants. Red sea urchins tend to live in rocky areas, often in ...

The black tegula can carry other mollusks as "hitchhikers!" For example, a type of limpet rides on the black tegula's shell and eats the microscopic algae growing there. These snails can be found from ...

These urchins may decorate themselves with algae and shell bits for protection. The sea otter is one of the main natural predators that eats sea urchins. Because sea otters are endangered, urchins ...

Adults of this species can live up to 23 years. Grass rockfish usually live in shallow waters where they can hide among hard structures and kelp beds. They have been found from Southern Canada to ...

These rays can grow to 22 inches long (55.9 centimeters) but are usually closer to 8 to 10 inches (20–25 centimeters) long. The round stingray can be found in sandy and muddy bottoms off beaches and ...

At some point in its life, this species is a source of food for sharks, seals, dolphins, porpoises, birds and other bony fishes, and it is caught by fishers too. They are found near rocky reefs or ...

Flag rockfish can be found in waters 100 to 1,414 feet (30 to 431 meters) deep. Flag rockfish have been found on rocky reefs from Stonewall Bank, Oregon to Bahía do Sebastián Vizcaíno, Baja California ...