White-rumped Sea Cucumber, Actinopyga lecanora

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Updated 11/12/2020

Family Holothuriidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Actinopyga lecanora

Pearl & Hermes Reef, NWHI, 4 feet

Keawakapu, Maui, 35 feet

WHITE-RUMPED SEA CUCUMBER

Firmly attached to hard sandy reef in shallow water. Hard rough skin and flat underside, blotchy yellow and brown, with white rear end. Extremely rare in Hawaii. Attains 12 inches. East Africa to Tonga and Hawaii.