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Family Holothuriidae

HAWAII

Holothuria whitmaei

Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii

 

Fish Hole, Midway, 45 feet 

H. atra & H. whitmaei, Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii

 

TEATED SEA CUCUMBER

Common on hard reef exposed to surge.  Rigid skin with flat base and stubs along margin.  Usually coated with sand.  Attains 12 inches.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.