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Sea urchins mainly eat algae and coral. However, they also are known to sometimes feed on decomposing matter such as dead fish.
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How are sea urchins and kelp forests connected?
sea urchins eat kelp.
Are sea urchins predators?
No. Sea urchins are primary consumers and only eat sea weed, algae and kelp.
What animals do sea otters eat?
Sea Urchins
How do sea otters eat sea urchins?
Sea Otters find sea urchins on the ocean floor and break it open with a rock. It will then eat everything except the spines (the insides).
What do green sea urchins eat?
Green Sea Urchins eat plankton, algae, small fish, mussels, sponges, and brittle stars.
What does a stoplight parrotfish eat?
sea urchins
What do wolf fish eat?
sea urchins
Do sharks eat sea urchins?
Yes
Are sea otters secondary or primary consumers?
Sea otters are secondary consumers. This because sea urchins are primary and sea otters eat sea urchins.
What fish eat purple sea urchin?
There are several animals that eat sea urchins. Sea otters, sunflower stars, snails, crabs and some species of fish predate upon sea urchins.
What food does sea urchin eat?
Sea urchins eat endlessly as long as there is food they are eating. They eat the algae growing in slat water tanks and the ocean.
What crabs eat sea urchins?
The different crabs that eat sea urchins include (but are not limited to): king crab, decorator crab, hermit crab and many more.
