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Dragonfish Sea Cucumber (Stichopus horrens) Monument, Lembeh. Night dive. Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring,Stichopus horrens Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Dragonfish Sea Cucumber (Stichopus horrens)

Monument, Lembeh. Night dive.

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''Stichopus horrens'' is a variable, grey to green/black sea cucumber from the Indo-Pacific. It is often variegated with dark patches. It is a medium-sized species with a smooth tegument but large and irregular papillae. The big tubercles and irregular body form give an "irregular, soft and almost repulsive" appearance . Spicules are tables and large "C" bodies . ''S. horrens'' many be found on reefs, below rocks on flats.

Similar species: Synallactida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 14, 2018. Captured May 14, 2018 13:02 in Unnamed Road, Batulubang, Lembeh Sel., Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia.
  • TG-5
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 11.01mm