Holothuria fuscocinerea, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Holothuria fuscocinerea, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Variable brown/grey body covered in pimple-like bumps with dark spots on in centre. Generally found under rubble on reef flats.
Information
Max Size: 25 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 18.7-30.2°C
Depth: 0-40m
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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