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Holothuria pervicax in life
In life — Stubborn Sea Cucumber, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo
BPBM 3208Invertebrate Zoology

Holothuria pervicax

Stubborn Sea Cucumber

As recorded: Holothuria pervicax Selenka, 1867

Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae

Collected by
D.M. Devaney
Locality
W side of Island N of Temuriavae; inside narrow reef before rampart; off Pam and Bob Worthington's A-frame house
Island
Rarotonga
Region
Cook Islands
Coordinates
-21.2300, -159.8250
Depth
23 m
Identified by
F. Rowe, 1983
Record type
Preserved specimen
11 Bishop specimens of Holothuria pervicaxSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Holothuria pervicax observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-16.

Holothuria pervicax observed 2025-10-16

2025-10-16

Rarotonga Reef Area, CK

(c) Karina Harrison-Wilde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Holothuria pervicax. BPBM 3208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37201600. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/3208.

Record sources