Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber
Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber
Scientific Name: Holothuria mexicana
Class: Holothuroidea
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Size: 10 to 14 in. (25 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 0-120 ft. (0-37 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida Keys

Invertebrates
Echinoderms
Sea Cucumbers

Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber

Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber

Florida Sea Cucumber

Hidden Sea Cucumber

Pineapple Sea Cucumber

Ocellated Sea Cucumber

Leopard Sea Cucumber

Plump Sea Cucumber

Paradoxical Sea Cucumber

Whitespotted Sea Cucumber

White-rumped Sea Cucumber

Hairy Blackfish Sea Cucumber

Teated Sea Cucumber

White Teatfish

Black Sea Cucumber

Pinkfish Sea Cucumber

Greenfish Sea Cucumber

Dragonfish Sea Cucumber

Hawaiian Spiky Sea Cucumber

Hawaiian Yellow-tip Sea Cucumber

Graeffe's Sea Cucumber

Giant Sea Cucumber

Elephant Trunkfish

Brown Curryfish Sea Cucumber

Volcano Sea Cucumber

Difficult Sea Cucumber

Light-Spotted Sea Cucumber

Lion's Paw Sea Cucumbers

Euapta sp. 1

Spotted Worm Sea Cucumber

Synaptula sp. 1

Synaptula sp. 2

Yellow Sea Cucumber

Magnum Sea Cucumber

Neothyonidium sp. 1

Neothyonidium sp. 2

Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber

Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber (color variation)

Furry Sea Cucumber

Conical Sea Cucumber

Feather Stars
Brittle Stars
Sea Stars
Sea Urchins
Basket Stars

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