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Red snakefish

Holothuria flavomaculata

Classification

Holothuria flavomaculata, also known as the red snakefish, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae found in the Indo-Pacific. Description The entire body of Holothuria flavomaculata is dark grey, bluish-black, brownish-red to black, with notable pinkish, orangy, or reddish tips to the many big papillae and yellowish tentacles—an elongated sea cucumber, rather huge. They have an average length of 35 cm, but can reach 60 cm.

Distribution

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