The Sea cucumber Blog | なまこブログ

なまこ等の生き物図鑑。The photographic guide to animals, including sea cucumbers.

エクレアナマコ / Holothuria nigralutea

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エクレアナマコはオーストラリア周辺に生息するナマコですが、2011年に沖縄でも見つかりました。

Holothuria nigralutea live in the sea around Australia, but in 2011, it was discovered that they also live in the sea around Okinawa Island.
This sea cucumber was named "Eclair sea cucumber" in Japanese, because it resembles the eclair.

Scientific Name : Holothuria nigralutea
Family : Holothuriidae
Order : Aspidochirotida
Photo taken at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium