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Photo by ErikG.H.Meade
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Field Notes

Notes:

I see lots of Sea Cucumbers off of Lanikia, this one is huge.

Species ID Suggestions

Teated Sea Cucumber

Holothuria whitmaei

Reference Link
jackie.hawaii
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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Jackie.hawaii is right; it's the teated sea cucumber, Holothuria whitmaei.
SargonR
You may be able to ID it from this site: http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/echinoderms/cucumbers/cucu.htm

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Underwater Hawai'i
Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMay 24, 2014

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