Holothuria difficilis, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Holothuria difficilis, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Holothuria difficilis, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Holothuria difficilis, Solitary Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Variable brown body with a covering of bumps over entire body, with black spines protruding from centres.
Information
Max Size: 12 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 18.7-25.6°C
Depth: 0-20m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (3% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (77 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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