Biometric measurements of Dominant Subtropical Sea Urchins in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean (June 2020–May 2021)

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Biometric and reproductive data of three sea urchin common species, Paracentrotus lividus, Arbacia lixula, and Sphaerechinus granularis, in the Central-Eastern Atlantic's rocky shores were collected over a one-year sampling period, from June 2020 to May 2021, in different localities of Gran Canaria Island. The datasets include biometric measurements such as test diameter, height, total wet weight, gut weight, and gonad weight, along with reproductive data including sex and maturity stage for each individual sampled at the different localities. In addition, oocytes from mature females of each species were measured to compare the size between species. The collected specimens were identified in the laboratory to the lowest possible taxonomic level, and those selected for sex and sexual maturity analysis were examined following a methodology based on macroscopic observation of the gonads and histological analysis (Byrne, 1990; Lozano et al., 1995). Biometric measurements, such as test diameter, height, total wet weight, gut weight, and gonad weight, along with reproductive data, including sex and maturity stage for each individual sampled at the different localities, were collected. The collected specimens were identified in the laboratory to the lowest possible taxonomic level, and those selected for sex and sexual maturity analysis were examined following a methodology based on macroscopic observation of the gonads and histological analysis (Lozano et al., 1995).

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.983883
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328273
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313269
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.3354/meps122179
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Creator Núñez-González, Raibel; Sarmiento-Lezcano, Airam Nauzet ORCID logo; Tilic, Ekin; Caballero Cansino, Maria Jose; Castro Hernández, J J
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2025
Funding Reference Xunta de Galicia https://doi.org/10.13039/501100010801 Crossref Funder ID IN606B-2024/018 Interacciones tróficas y procesos ecosistémicos en peces mesopelágicos (TROF-MP)
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 6837 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-15.829W, 27.760S, -15.415E, 28.150N); North East Atlantic
Temporal Coverage Begin 2020-06-12T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2021-05-30T00:00:00Z