Distribution and Habitat
The green sea urchin occurs in tropical waters in the western Atlantic Ocean. The sub-species occupy different geographical areas. L. v. variegatus occurs in the Caribbean Sea, southern Florida, the Yucatan peninsula and northern Brazil but not Barbados while L. v. carolinus is found from North Carolina southwards to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. It is found on rocky reefs, on or under rocks, on sandy or muddy substrates and in seagrass meadows. It can occur in large numbers with as many as 15 being found in one square metre (yard).
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