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Created 11/12/2020

Family Holothuriidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Holothuria scabra 



Vava'u, Tonga, 5 feet

SANDFISH SEA CUCUMBER 

Occurs on sand and in seagrass beds.  Brown fading to white with black papillae and deep creases.  Attains 16 inches.  Red Sea to Micronesia and Tonga, excluding Hawaii.