How big does the Ocellated Sea Cucumber get?

The Ocellated Sea Cucumber grows to about 33 cm.

Ocellated Sea Cucumber

Stichopus ocellatus

Group: Sea Cucumber
Max size: 33 cm
IUCN status: DD

A sea cucumber of reef slopes, it sprawls across coral rubble and soft sediment, swallowing sand to digest the organic film coating each grain. It grows to about a third of a metre, and so little is confirmed about its numbers that its conservation status remains undetermined.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Synallactida › Stichopodidae › Stichopus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 387641.

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How big does the Ocellated Sea Cucumber get?: The Ocellated Sea Cucumber grows to about 33 cm.