Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Plump Sea Cucumber
Actinopyga obesa
Plump Sea Cucumber
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Scientific Name: Actinopyga obesa
Size: 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Holothuroidea (Class)
  └Holothuriida (Order)
   └Holothuriidae (Family)
    └Actinopyga (Genus)
     └A. obesa (Species)

Echinoderms
Sea Cucumbers

Plump Sea Cucumber

Whitespotted Sea Cucumber

Paradoxical Sea Cucumber

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



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