species 768 observations

Light-spotted Sea Cucumber

Holothuria hilla

Field notes

Holothuria hilla is a species of sea cucumber in the subgenus Mertensiothuria of the genus Holothuria. Some common names include the contractile sea cucumber, the sand sifting sea cucumber and the tigertail sea cucumber, and in Hawaii it is known as the light spotted sea cucumber. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region and the Red Sea.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided