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pl23_reef2082.jpg

Not eyeballs but the bulbous tips of spines of the fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium)

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Description

Not eyeballs but the bulbous tips of spines of the fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). Each tip contains venom.

Photographer

Mr. Mohammed Al Momany

Location

Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

NOAA Affiliation

Aqaba

Keywords

Coral Reefs

Invertebrates