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Ocellated Sea Cucumber

Bohadschia argus

Photo by Bob
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Itoman Beach, Okinawa, Japan

Notes:

http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210768

Species ID Suggestions

Ocellated Sea Cucumber

Bohadschia argus

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lori.tas
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Comments (5)
Bob
Hi lori.tas, Thank you very much for pointing out the difference between a slug and a sea cucumber. So, it is an Ocellated Sea Cucumber. Thanks, Bob.
lori.tas
HI Bob, a slug would have been flared out on the underside (their "foot"). What you found was a small sea cucumber (this species gets up to 2 feet long). Great Photo, btw.
Bob
Martin, thank you for your comment. I don't know anything about slugs, but most of what I have seen are the fat black ones, shaped more like a big hot dog.
martin
Whoa that's one gnarly slug! Great spotting
Bob
Some sort of slug. On the coral beach at Itoman, Okinawa, Japan.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2010

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