Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Light-Spotted Sea Cucumber
Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla
Light-Spotted Sea Cucumber
Also known as: Tigertail Sea Cucumber
Category: Sea Cucumbers
Scientific Name: Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Echinodermata (Phylum)
└Echinozoa (Subphylum)
 └Holothuroidea (Class)
  └Actinopoda (Subclass)
   └Holothuriida (Order)
    └Holothuriidae (Family)
     └Holothuria (Genus)
      └Mertensiothuria (Subgenus)
       └H. hilla (Species)
WoRMS ID: 529402🔗
iNaturalist ID: 195765🔗

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