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Lollyfish (Holothuria atra)
InvertebrateverifiedLeast Concern

Holothuria atra

Jaeger, 1833

Lollyfish

Also known as: Lollyfish Sea Cucumber

Verified againstWoRMS
About
Max size

45 cm

Taxonomy
Class

Holothuroidea

Order

Holothuriida

Family

Holothuriidae

Where to find it

common

Cook IslandsFijiFrance (New Caledonia)IndiaIndia (Andaman Islands)Indonesia (Java)Malaysia (Peninsular)MicronesiaMicronesia (Chuuk)New CaledoniaPalauSamoaSri LankaTaiwanThailand (Gulf of Thailand)

occasional

India (Lakshadweep)KenyaMalaysia (Borneo)Oman

rare

Indonesia (Komodo)Solomon IslandsTanzania
Other species in Holothuriidae
Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber (Holothuria (Halodeima) mexicana)

Holothuria (Halodeima) mexicana

Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber

Gray Sea Cucumber (Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea)

Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea

Gray Sea Cucumber

Holothuria (Cystipus) occidentalis

Holothuria (Cystipus) occidentalis

Cotton Spinner (Holothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa)

Holothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa

Cotton Spinner

Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus)

Bohadschia argus

Leopard Sea Cucumber

Holothuria (Thymiosycia) unicolor

Holothuria (Thymiosycia) unicolor

Golden Sea Cucumber (Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula)

Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula

Golden Sea Cucumber

West Indian Sea Cucumber (Actinopyga agassizii)

Actinopyga agassizii

West Indian Sea Cucumber

Image: © Matthew Morgan (CC-BY) · GBIF (CC-BY) · source

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