Holothuria (Theelothuria) kurti

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth18–88 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 1 records
March: 1 records
April: 2 records
May: 0 records
June: 10 records
July: 3 records
August: 0 records
September: 1 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–88 m · Deepest record: 88 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 8 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Holothuria (Theelothuria) ocellata, Holothuria bataviae, Holothuria kurti, Holothuria lamperti, Holothuria ocellata

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Pinkfish
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Golden Sandfish
Holothuria scabra
Holothuria (Stauropora) pervicax

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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
100 open-data records from 1833 to 1993.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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