DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Holothurie léopard
Bohadschia argus
- Usual depth5–15 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) http://www.colours.dk/, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Bohadschia argus, the leopard sea cucumber, leopardfish, or tigerfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is native to the tropical Western Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Bohadschia argus”, 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: 109 records
- February: 82 records
- March: 107 records
- April: 112 records
- May: 152 records
- June: 222 records
- July: 207 records
- August: 152 records
- September: 313 records
- October: 224 records
- November: 210 records
- December: 100 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–15 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Dan Schofield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dan Schofield · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) François Michonneau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Micha Baum, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ryan McMinds, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Holothurie léopard, Leopardfish, Leopard Sea Cucumber, tiger fish, Tigerfish
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Holothurie-léopard
- Indonesian
- Bitnik, Cempedak, Gamat bati, Patola, Ular mata
- Japanese
- ジャノメナマコ
- Simplified Chinese
- 蛇目白尼參
Other scientific names: Holothuria (Holothuria) argus
Similar species
Brown SandfishBohadschia marmorata
Brown SandfishBohadschia vitiensis
- Black beauty
Holothuria atra
Brown BeautyActinopyga echinites
Surf RedfishActinopyga mauritiana
- Pinkfish
Holothuria edulis
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).
- 1,917 open-data records from 1833 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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