Whiteline Sea Cucumber

Synaptula media

Is a sea cucumber of up to 11 cm (4 and 1/4 in.).
Dark brown to grey with white lines and dashes. Long thin body with ten pinnate tentacles.
Inhabit shallow reefs, often on sponges, where they are often found in dense aggregations.
West Pacific from Indonesia and Philippines to Australia and New Caledonia.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionEchinodermata
ClassHolothuroidea
OrderApodida
FamilySynaptidae
GenusSynaptula
SpeciesSynaptula media
Photographed in
Indonesia