Bohadschia sp. indet.

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

Bohadschia sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Bohadschia sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Holothuroidea; order: Holothuriida; family: Holothuriidae; genus: Bohadschia; scientificNameAuthorship: Jaeger, 1833; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 65.6 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 67.9 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

Two possible species, Bohadschia atra and Bohadschia subrubra . B. atra has an elongated oblong body of dark brown to black colour, covered in conspicuous red-orange spots. B. subrubra is of similar body shape as the former, but has a highly variable body colour, from orange-brown to golden-white or black. Often covered in seagrass or shell fragments as seen here. Maximum recorded size: 15 cm long (Fig. 144 ).

Figures

Figure 144. Bohadschia sp. indet. Desroches S 1, 60 m.