Thelenota ananas
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T. ananas
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| Thelenota ananas Jaeger, 1833
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Thelenota ananas, also known as pineapple sea cucumber, oloturia ananas, tripang, prickly skin cucumber, pointed teat sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, giant sea cucumber, sand fish or prickly redfish, is a species of sea cucumber[1][2] found in tropical waters from the Red Sea to New Caledonia. Its reddish-brown body with large and mostly branched papillae can reach up to 70 centimetres (28 in) in length.[3] Due to intense commercially exploitation population of T. ananas declined by 80-90% in at least 50% of its range and it is listed as endangered by IUCN.[4] This species can be found on clean sandy bottoms of the ocean near large coral heads. It has a distinctive appearance with large pointed teats in groups of two or three all over the surface of its body. It has numerous large tubed feet on its flat underside as well. This type of sea cucumber is edible and is considered a delicacy in the Far East countries.[5]
References
- ↑ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Thelenota ananas (Jaeger, 1833)
- ↑ Prickly Redfish (Thelenota ananas) - Information on Prickly Redfish - Encyclopedia of Life
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- ↑ - Pineapple Sea Cucumber (Thelenota ananas)
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