Rank Species | Class Holothuroideaia Genus Isostichopus Order Aspidochirotida | |
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Similar Isostichopus, Isostichopus fuscus, Holothuria mexicana, Stichopodidae, Holothuria floridana | ||
Pepino de mar verrugoso isostichopus badionotus three rowed sea cucumber
Isostichopus badionotus, also known as the chocolate chip cucumber or the cookie dough sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Stichopodidae. This common species is found in warm parts of the Atlantic Ocean.
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- Pepino de mar verrugoso isostichopus badionotus three rowed sea cucumber
- Isostichopus badionotus spawning
- Description
- Habitat and range
- References
Isostichopus badionotus spawning
Description
This is a large species that can grow to a length of 45 cm (1 ft 6 in), but the average adult size is about 21 cm (8 in). It has distinctive dark coloured "warts" in three coarse rows on its dorsal surface, the rest of the body may vary from white through to shades of orange to brown, with sometimes large brownish stains. The mouth is located ventrally and surrounded by about 20 large tentacles.
Habitat and range
This species is widespread in the warm Atlantic, where found from North Carolina (USA), through the Caribbean, to north Brazil, at Ascension Island and in the Gulf of Guinea. It is found at depths between 0 and 55 m (0–180 ft).
It inhabits shallow waters, in a wide variety of bottoms (sand, mud, rock, seaweeds...).
