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Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber
Actinopyga varians
- Usual depth0.9 m
- Water temperature28°C
- Best monthsJanuary and March
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Actinopyga varians, the Pacific white-spotted sea cucumber or Hawaiian sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is found in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii and also in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Actinopyga varians”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.9 m · Deepest record: 0.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28°C
Names and classification
- English
- Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber, Surf redfish
Other scientific names: Holothuria (Psolus) monacaria, Holothuria guamensis, Muelleria varians
Similar species
Brown BeautyActinopyga echinites
Surf RedfishActinopyga mauritiana
- Plump Sea Cucumber
Actinopyga obesa
stone fishActinopyga lecanora
- Blackfish
Actinopyga miliaris
- Black beauty
Holothuria atra
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 367 open-data records from 1830 to 1939.
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