
''Holothuria scabra'', or the sandfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus ''Metriatyla'' by Rowe in 1969 and is the type species of the subgenus. Sandfish are harvested and processed into "beche-de-mer" and eaten in China and other Pacific coastal communities.
Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates and are closely related to sea urchins and starfish. All these groups tend to have radial symmetry and have a water vascular system that.. more
Similar species: Flat-tentacled Sea Cucumbers
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Uploaded Jan 20, 2020. Captured Oct 1, 2015 12:17 in Malaysia.
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