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Leptosynapta dolabrifera
- Usual depth1–1 m
- Water temperature14–24 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and February
- How commonRare
About this species
Leptosynapta dolabrifera, the snot sea cucumber, is a small sea cucumber under the class Holothuroidea (1), in the family Synaptidae. It is most closely related to another species in its genus of 34 species Leptosynapta known as Leptosynapta inhaerens.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Leptosynapta dolabrifera”, 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: 29 records
- February: 38 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–1 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Leptosynapta ictinodes, Leptosynapta irregularis, Leptosynapta jacksonia, Leptosynapta reducta, Leptosynapta variopatina, Synapta dolabrifera
Similar species
Worm-like Sea CucumberLeptosynapta inhaerens
Labidoplax adriaticaOestergrenia digitata
Snake Sea CucumberSynapta maculata
Lion's Paw Sea CucumberEuapta godeffroyi
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).
- 280 open-data records from 1922 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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