Pinkfish
Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis
Size to approximately 30 cm, cylindrical, medium sized holothurian with dark upper surface soft and pliable, reddish-pink ventrally and dark red to black dorsally. Body flexible and smooth.
Morphology
Tegument smooth; spicules with tables and small disc.
Behaviour
Species found in intertidal region under stones. Nocturnal feeder, hiding during day under coral slabs and sand. Feeds on organic matter and biofilm on sediment grains. Mixes and aerates sediment surface. Capable of evisceration as a means of defence.
Method of reproduction
Sexual reproduction and asexually by fission.
Habitat
Marine
Found in shallow, tropical waters associated with coral reefs.
Distribution
Widespread Indo Pacific. WA: Abrolhos to Kimberley and offshore from Rowley Shoals to Hibernia Reef.
Kingdom: | Animalia |
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Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Subphylum: | Echinozoa |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Holothuriida |
Family: | Holothuriidae |
Genus: | Holothuria |
Subgenus: | Halodeima |
Species: | edulis |
Name Published Year: | 1830 |
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Scientific Name Authorship: | Lesson |
Commercial Impact: | Fished as low value Trepang |
Conservation Assessment: | Least Concern |
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Western Australian Museum Collections https://museum.wa.gov.au/online-collections/names/Holothuria-Halodeima-edulis
Accessed 3 Sep 2023
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