Plump Sea Cucumber, Actinopyga obesa

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Family Holothuriidae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Actinopyga obesa

Fish Hole, Midway, 45 feet	Kapoho tidepools, Hawaii
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet	Kapoho tidepools, Hawaii

A. obesa & H. atra, Kapoho tidepools, Hawaii

PLUMP SEA CUCUMBER

Frequent on hard reefs in shallow water. Wrinkled orange or brown skin with tiny papillae, often covered with sand. Attains 10 inches. Hawaii & the Tropical Pacific.