Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Black Sea Cucumber
Holothuria atra
Black Sea Cucumber
Also known as: Lollyfish
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Scientific Name: Holothuria atra
Size: 14 to 24 in. (25 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, Red Sea
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Holothuroidea (Class)
  └Holothuriida (Order)
   └Holothuriidae (Family)
    └Holothuria (Genus)
     └H. atra (Species)

Echinoderms
Sea Cucumbers

Black Sea Cucumber

Difficult Sea Cucumber

Pinkfish Sea Cucumber

Light-Spotted Sea Cucumber

Teated Sea Cucumber

Hawaiian Spiky Sea Cucumber

Dragonfish Sea Cucumber

Hawaiian Yellow-Tip Sea Cucumber

Lion's Paw Sea Cucumbers

Plump Sea Cucumber

Whitespotted Sea Cucumber

Paradoxical Sea Cucumber



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