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Holothuria atra in life
In life — Lollyfish Sea Cucumber, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Amaury Durbano
BPBM 424Invertebrate Zoology

Holothuria atra

Lollyfish Sea Cucumber

As recorded: Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833

Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae

Collected by
Ball and C.H. EdmondsonBall →Charles Howard Edmondson →
Locality
Fanning Island
Island
Fanning Island
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
39 Bishop specimens of Holothuria atraSpecies page ›

Holothuria atra observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,974 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

Holothuria atra observed 2026-10-28

2026-10-28

Ampangorina, Madagascar

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

Holothuria atra observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Holothuria atra observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Green Island, AU

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

Holothuria atra observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Uepi, Solomon Islands

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

Holothuria atra observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Port Hedland WA 6721, Australia

(c) Ilze Keevy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Holothuria atra observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Solomon Sea, Milne Bay, PG

(c) jad61, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Holothuria atra. BPBM 424. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37201575. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/424.

Record sources