DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Ohshimella ehrenbergii
- Usual depth1–125 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
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: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–125 m · Deepest record: 125 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Orcula torense, Phyllophorus ehrenbergi, Phyllophorus frauenfeldi, Urodemas ehrenbergii, Urodemas gracile, Urodemella ehrenbergii
Similar species
Pentamerous sea cucumberEupentacta quinquesemita
- African Sea Cucumber
Afrocucumis africana
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).
- 20 open-data records from 1868 to 1994.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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