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Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata

Classification

Order
Apodida

Synapta maculata, the snake sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Synaptidae. It is found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Sometimes growing as long as 3 m (10 ft), it is one of the longest sea cucumbers in the world.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 88United States of America · 25