Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Teated Sea Cucumber
Holothuria whitmaei
Teated Sea Cucumber
Also known as: Teatfish
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Scientific Name: Holothuria whitmaei
Size: 8 to 12 in. (20 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 3-70 ft. (1-21 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Holothuroidea (Class)
  └Holothuriida (Order)
   └Holothuriidae (Family)
    └Holothuria (Genus)
     └H. whitmaei (Species)

Echinoderms
Sea Cucumbers

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

Black Sea Cucumber

Difficult Sea Cucumber

Pinkfish Sea Cucumber

Light-Spotted Sea Cucumber



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