Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Greenfish Sea Cucumber
Stichopus chloronotus
Greenfish Sea Cucumber
Also known as: Spiky Sea Cucumber, Black Knobby Sea Cucumber
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Scientific Name: Stichopus chloronotus
Size: 4 to 10 in. (10 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 3-40 ft. (1-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Holothuroidea (Class)
  └Synallactida (Order)
   └Stichopodidae (Family)
    └Stichopus (Genus)
     └S. chloronotus (Species)

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