Holothuria (Microthele) fuscogilva   Cherbonnier,  1980 (Sea Cucumber)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order:Aspidochirotida
Family:Holothuriidae

Image copyrights: D.B. James, CMFRI, Kochi, India
Description
Length: 400 mm; weight: 2-3 kg

Color: The body color is brown and it is often covered with a fine coat of sand

Six to eight teat-like structures are present on each side of the body. These are clearly seen only in live specimens in water. It occurs in slightly deeper waters and is common on coral slabs near reef passages or at the foot of
reef slopes.

This is a high value species for processing.
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
• White Teatfish (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Lakshadweep INDIA (Record: 2001)
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA (Record: 2001)
• INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • James, DB (2001) Twenty sea cucumbers from seas around India Naga, The ICLARM Quarterly 24(1 & 2) 4-8 Available at - http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/Naga24-1&2/pdf/features.pdf
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Marine Biological Station, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (2003) Checklist of marine fauna of Tamil Nadu Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu Available at - http://tnenvis.nic.in
  • Sastry, DRK (2007) Echinodermata of India : An annotated list Records of Zoological Survey of India Occassional paper No. 271 ZSI, Kolkata 1-387 Available at - http://zsi.gov.in/checklist/Echinodermata_India_Checklist.pdf
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