Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) thomasi
Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Scientific Name: Holothuria (Thymiosycia) thomasi
Size: 3 to 6 ft. (90 cm to 1.8 m)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Holothuroidea (Class)
  └Actinopoda (Subclass)
   └Holothuriida (Order)
    └Holothuriidae (Family)
     └Holothuria (Genus)
      └Thymiosycia (Subgenus)
       └H. thomasi (Species)

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