トゲモミジガイ / Astropecten polyacanthus

トゲモミジガイ
このヒトデは、体内にフグ毒と同じテトロドトキシンを持っています。

Astropecten polyacanthus (Sand sifting starfish or Comb star)
This starfish has the tetrodotoxin known as the fugu poison.

Scientific Name : Astropecten polyacanthus
Family: Astropectinidae
Order: Paxillosida
Photo taken at Awashima Marine Park

Stubborn sea cunumber / トラフナマコ

• 仲良しなまこ

じゃれ合うトラフナマコ。
Stubborn sea cucumbers (Holothuria pervicax) playing around.

Scientific Name : Holothuria pervicax

Sand dollar / スカシカシパン

• かわいい

これ可愛くないですか？
何が可愛いって、穴が５個開いているところですよ！！
もう、食べちゃいたいくらいかわいいですね。

Isn't this cute?
What is cute about her is that she has five holes!!!
She lookes cute enough to eat, you know.
This sand dollar is called "Sukashi-Kashipan" in Japanese, which means "watermarked sweet bun".

Scientific Name : Astriclypeus manni

Banded sea urchin / トックリガンガゼモドキ

• 毒有

長い棘はシマシマ模様。
短い棘には毒がある。
The longer spines are banded.
The shorter spines are poisonous.

Scientific Name : Echinothrix calamaris

Parastichopus nigripunctatus / オキナマコ

• ひねり

ひねりオキナマコ。
The twist sea cucumber.

The sea cucumber in this picture, with the scientific name Parastichopus nigripunctatus, is only seen in the sea around Japan.