Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis Lesson, 1830

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis Lesson, 1830

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Holothuroidea; order: Holothuriida; family: Holothuriidae; genus: Holothuria; scientificNameAuthorship: Lesson, 1830; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Astove W 1, D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 34.2 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 120 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Commonly known as "edible sea cucumber", this holothurian has a smooth body that slightly tapers towards the ends. Darker, blackish dorsal surface and reddish or beige underside. Maximum recorded size: 35 cm long (Fig. 146).