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Bottleneck Sea Cucumber
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and December
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 28 records
- July: 31 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 18 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 67 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bottleneck Sea Cucumber, Brown spotted Sea Cucumber, Impatient Sea Cucumber, Slender Sea Cucumber
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Holoturia cuello de botella
- French
- Holothurie bouteille
- Indonesian
- Pulut
- Japanese
- イサミナマコ
Other scientific names: Fistularia impatiens, Holothuria botellus, Holothuria fulva, Holothuria impatiens, Holothuria ophidiana
Similar species
- Black beauty
Holothuria atra
- Pinkfish
Holothuria edulis
- White Thread Fish
Holothuria leucospilota
- Golden Sandfish
Holothuria scabra
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).
- 966 open-data records from 1775 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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