Name: Tropical Sea-cucumber
Scientific Name: Synapta maculata (Chamisso & Eysenhardt 1821)
Family: Holothuridae
Group: Sea-stars, sea-urchins and sea-cucumbers
Class: Invertebrates
Size: 26-50 cm.
This is the longest of the sea-cucumbers. They may be found along sandy bottoms ad are often sighted rolled together in great lumps. This sometimes transmits a wrong illusion and makes these animals appear much longer than they really are.
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marinebiology-shine.blogspot.com
Oceanário Location
Tropical Indian
