Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pineapple Sea Cucumber
Thelenota ananas
Pineapple Sea Cucumber
Also known as: Prickly Redfish
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Scientific Name: Thelenota ananas
Size: 15 to 28 in. (38 to 72 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Holothuroidea (Class)
  └Actinopoda (Subclass)
   └Synallactida (Order)
    └Stichopodidae (Family)
     └Thelenota (Genus)
      └T. ananas (Species)

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