Species: Holothuroidea
Other Names: Surf Redfish, Speckled Sea Cucumber
Description
This sea cucumber clings to rocks and the reef with its powerful suction cup tentacles. You can see these 8 inch sea cucumbers roaming around the inter-tidal easily because of their hard skin and brown and white spots.Range (include invasive, native, endemic): This is a native species that lives at ranges from 1 to 20 feet. Trophic information: Humans are its only predators known to seek and eat these, but Pearl fishes live in the intestines of these sea cucumbers. Sea cucumbers are peaceful and live recycling the waste from other fish. Safety none, but don't step on them or you will slip, or squish a perfectly good sea cucumber.This is a very interesting sea cucumber because of its five toothed anus that is used as a defense mechanism again pearl fishes.
Depth Range: 1 to 20 feet
Maximum Length: 15 - 20 cm
Distribution: Aldabra, Chagos, Comores, Eastern Africa & Madagascar, Kenya, Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone, Madagascar, Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Reunion, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, West Indian Ocean
Habitat: The Actinopyga Mauritiana moves freely exposed in tidepools, roaming around on the rocks and reef.
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