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The strangely named "Lolly Fish" Sea Cucumber Sea Cucumbers are great - big, soft and squishy. I have read that if you aggravate them too much they will squirt their "innards" at you - confirmed by Wikipedia as part of their respiratory system, which subsequently grows back. Geotagged,Holothuria atra,Malaysia,Tioman Island,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The strangely named "Lolly Fish" Sea Cucumber

Sea Cucumbers are great - big, soft and squishy. I have read that if you aggravate them too much they will squirt their "innards" at you - confirmed by Wikipedia as part of their respiratory system, which subsequently grows back.

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The Black sea cucumber

"Holothuria atra", commonly known as the black sea cucumber or lollyfish, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus "Halodeima" by Pearson in 1914, making its full scientific name "Holothuria atra". It is the type species of the subgenus.

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Similar species: Holothuriida
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Uploaded Apr 8, 2018. Captured Jan 4, 2015 10:05 in Jalan Kelopak, Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia.
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  • HERO4 Black
  • f/2.8
  • 1/1334s
  • ISO100
  • 3mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.