Hawaiian Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea)

This page links to photos of some of the holothurians (sea cucumbers) we saw in Hawaii. We did not make any effort to find and photograph holothurians, so these pages represent only a few species of the many that are sure to be there. We welcome corrections at uwkwaj@yahoo.com.

Click on a thumbnail below to bring up a page with larger photos and information about that species.


Actinopyga obesa

Actinopyga varians

Bohadschia paradoxa

Holothuria atra

Holothuria cinerascens

Holothuria pervicax

Holothuria whitmaei

Opheodesoma spectabilis

Stichopus pseudohorrens

Stichopus sp. (juvenile)


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