Common name: Sea Cucumber.
Scientific name: Holothuria sanctorii (Delle Chiaje, 1823)
Family: Holothuriidae
Distribution and Habitat: Its presence in the region is extremely common. Its lives preferentially in rocky substrates about 20 m deep.
Description: Species with a very cylindrical body, capable of reaching a length of 25 cm and a width of 5 cm. It has a thick tegument with a large number of papillae arranged irregularly all over the dorsal surface. The number of oral tentacles varies between 20 and 22. It has a reddish brown colouration, sprinkled with dark and light rings that surround the papillae. The ventral part is lighter.
Conservation statute and Threats: -
Observations: -