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Warty Sea Cucumber

Apostichopus parvimensis

Classification

Apostichopus parvimensis, commonly known as the warty sea cucumber, is a Pacific species of sea cucumber that can be found from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, to Monterey Bay, California, USA, although only scattered individuals were reported to occur north of Point Conception, California. It is found mainly in low energy environments from the intertidal zone down to 30 m (98 ft), but can occur as deep as 60 m (200 ft). Physical description The warty sea cucumber can reach a maximum length of 30–40 cm (1 ft 0 in – 1 ft 4 in).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 94,199Mexico · 7