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Holothuria hilla in life
In life — Light-spotted Sea Cucumber, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) François Michonneau, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BPBM 415Invertebrate Zoology

Holothuria hilla

Light-spotted Sea Cucumber

As recorded: Holothuria hilla Lesson, 1830

Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae

Collected by
D. Thaanum and L.A. ThurstonDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Locality
Palmyra Atoll
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
41 Bishop specimens of Holothuria hillaSpecies page ›

Holothuria hilla observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 516 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

Holothuria hilla observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Sylvia Resort, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Holothuria hilla observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Lahaina, HI, US

(c) Nicole O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Holothuria hilla observed 2026-09-25

2026-09-25

Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU

(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Holothuria hilla observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Feydhoo, Seenu, MV

(c) perribrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Holothuria hilla observed 2026-09-21

2026-09-21

Taha'a, French Polynesia

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Holothuria hilla observed 2026-09-21

2026-09-21

French Polynesia, PF

(c) charonbian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Holothuria hilla. BPBM 415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37199420. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/415.

Record sources