Echinomuricea peterseni
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THE REAL WORLD
The real Echinomuricea peterseni
- Scientific name
- Echinomuricea peterseni
- Japanese name
- アザミヤギ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Alcyonacea
- Family
- Paramuriceidae
- Genus
- Echinomuricea
It belongs to the sea creatures called yagi in Japanese (gorgonians), and is found in Sagami Bay, Kyushu and Hong Kong.
Basic data
- Range
- Sagami Bay, Kyushu, and Hong Kong
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アザミヤギ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — アザミヤギChecked: 2026-11-04
- 鳥羽水族館 — アザミヤギChecked: 2026-11-09
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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