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Thelenota ananas Is a close up of the same sea cucumber shown in the previous spotting, for better appreciation of the curious pattern of star-like papillae that gives it its name.<br />
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Thelenota ananas

Is a close up of the same sea cucumber shown in the previous spotting, for better appreciation of the curious pattern of star-like papillae that gives it its name.

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''Thelenota ananas'', also known as pineapple sea cucumber, oloturia ananas, tripang, prickly skin cucumber, pointed teat sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, giant sea cucumber, sand fish or prickly redfish, is a species of sea cucumber found in tropical waters from the Red Sea to New Caledonia. Its reddish-brown body with large and mostly branched papillae can reach up to 70 centimetres in length.

Similar species: Flat-tentacled Sea Cucumbers
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jun 20, 2016. Captured Oct 2, 2015 03:05 in Malaysia.
  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO100
  • 6mm