214 Species in Family Holothuriidae
Nominal species list for Holothuriidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Actinopyga agassizi Selenka, 1867 Five-toothed sea cucumber
Actinopyga albonigra Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
Actinopyga bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
Actinopyga bannwarthi Panning, 1944
Actinopyga caerulea Samyn, VandenSpiegel & Massin, 2006 Blue sea cucumber
Actinopyga capillata Rowe & Massin, 2006
Actinopyga caroliniana Tan Tiu, 1981 Caroline's sea cucumber
Actinopyga crassa Panning, 1944
Actinopyga echinites (Jaeger, 1833) Deep-water redfish
Actinopyga flammea Cherbonnier, 1979
Actinopyga fusca Cherbonnier, 1980
Actinopyga lecanora (Jaeger, 1833) White-bottomed sea cucumber
Actinopyga lubrica (Sluiter)
Actinopyga mauritiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Surf redfish
Actinopyga miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Hairy blackfish
Actinopyga obesa (Selenka, 1867) Plump sea cucumber
Actinopyga palauensis Panning, 1944 Panning's blackfish
Actinopyga parvula (Selenka, 1867)
Actinopyga serratidens Pearson, 1903
Actinopyga spinea Cherbonnier, 1980 New Caledonia blackfish
Actinopyga varians (Selenka, 1867) Holothuroids
Bohadschia argus (Jaeger, 1833) Leopard fish
Bohadschia atra Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999
Bohadschia bivittata (Mitsukuri, 1912) Two-ribboned sea cucumber
Bohadschia cousteaui Cherbonnier, 1954
Bohadschia koellikeri (Semper, 1868) Mottled sea cucumber
Bohadschia maculisparsa Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
Bohadschia marmorata (Jaeger, 1833) Chalky cucumber
Bohadschia mitsioensis Cherbonnier, 1988
Bohadschia ocellata Jaeger, 1833
Bohadschia paradoxa (Selenka, 1867)
Bohadschia similis (Semper, 1868) Brownspotted sandfish
Bohadschia steinitzi Cherbonnier, 1963
Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Bohadschia tenuissima (Semper, 1868)
Bohadschia vitiensis (Semper, 1868) Brown sandfish
Holothuria martensi Semper, 1868
Holothuria martensii Semper, 1868
Holothuria massaspicula Cherbonnier, 1954
Holothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875 Donkey dung sea cucumber
Holothuria michaelseni Erwe, 1913
Holothuria milloti Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria minax Théel, 1886
Holothuria modesta Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria moebii Ludwig, 1883
Holothuria monocaria Lesson
Holothuria multipilula Liao, 1975
Holothuria neozelanica Mortensen, 1925
Holothuria nigralutea O'Loughlin, 2007
Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867) Black teatfish
Holothuria notabilis Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria occidentalis Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria ocellata Jaeger, 1833
Holothuria olivacea Ludwig, 1888
Holothuria aculeata Semper, 1868
Holothuria aemula Sluiter, 1914
Holothuria albifasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Holothuria albiventer Semper, 1868
Holothuria albofusca Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria altaturricola Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
Holothuria altaturricula Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
Holothuria annulifera Fisher, 1907
Holothuria aphanes Lampert, 1885
Holothuria arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001
Holothuria arenicola Semper, 1868 Sand sea cucumber
Holothuria arguinensis Koehler & Vaney, 1906
Holothuria argus (Jaeger)
Holothuria artensis Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
Holothuria asperita Cherbonnier & Feral, 1981
Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833 Lollyfish
Holothuria austrinabassa O'Loughlin, 2007
Holothuria axiologa Clark
Holothuria bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria belleri Brandt, 1835
Holothuria brauni Helfer, 1912
Holothuria cadelli Bell, 1887
Holothuria caparti Cherbonnier, 1964
Holothuria casoae Laguarda-Figueras & Solís-Marín, 2009
Holothuria cavans Massin & Tomascik, 1995
Holothuria chilensis Semper, 1868
Holothuria cinerascens (Brandt, 1835) Tufted sea cucumber
Holothuria coluber Semper, 1868 Snake fish
Holothuria conica Clark, 1938
Holothuria conusalba Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
Holothuria coronopertusa Cherbonnier, 1980
Holothuria crosnieri Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria cubana Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria cumulus H. L. Clark, 1921
Holothuria curiosa Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria dakarensis Panning, 1939
Holothuria densipedes Clark, 1901
Holothuria difficilis Semper, 1868
Holothuria discrepans Semper, 1868
Holothuria dofleinii Augustin, 1908
Holothuria duoturricula Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria duoturriforma Thandar, 2007
Holothuria dura Cherbonnier & Feral, 1981
Holothuria edulis Lesson, 1830 Pinkfish
Holothuria enalia Lampert, 1885
Holothuria erinacea Semper, 1868
Holothuria excellens Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria exilis Koehler & Vaney, 1908
Holothuria flavomaculata Semper, 1868 Red snakefish
Holothuria floridana Pourtales, 1851 Florida sea cucumber
Holothuria foresti Cherbonnier & Feral, 1981
Holothuria forskali Chiaje, 1823 Black sea cucumber
Holothuria fuscocinerea Jaeger, 1833 Ashen sea cucumber
Holothuria fuscogilva Cherbonnier, 1980 White teatfish
Holothuria fuscoolivacea Fisher, 1907
Holothuria fuscopunctata Jaeger, 1833 Elephant trunkfish
Holothuria fuscorubra Théel, 1886
Holothuria glaberrima (Selenka, 1867)
Holothuria glandifera Cherbonnier, 1955
Holothuria gracilis Semper, 1868
Holothuria graeffei Semper, 1868
Holothuria granosa Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria grisea Selenka, 1867
Holothuria hamata Pearson, 1913
Holothuria hartmeyeri Erwe, 1913
Holothuria hawaiiensis Fisher, 1907
Holothuria helleri von Marenzeller, 1878
Holothuria hilla Lesson, 1830 Tiger tail
Holothuria horrida Massin, 1987
Holothuria imitans Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria immobilis Semper, 1868
Holothuria impatiens (Forsskål, 1775) Impatient sea cucumber
Holothuria inhabilis Selenka, 1867
Holothuria inornata Semper, 1868
Holothuria insignis Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria integra Koehler & Vaney, 1908
Holothuria isuga Mitsukuri, 1912
Holothuria jousseaumei Cherbonnier, 1955
Holothuria kapiolaniae Bell, 1887
Holothuria kefersteinii (Selenka, 1867)
Holothuria klunzingeri Lampert, 1885
Holothuria kubaryi Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria languens Selenka, 1867
Holothuria lentiginosa von Marenzeller, 1892
Holothuria lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe & Samyn, 2009 Golden sandfish
Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt, 1835) White threads fish
Holothuria lineata Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria longicosta Thandar, 2007
Holothuria lubrica Selenka, 1867
Holothuria ludwigi Lampert, 1889
Holothuria macroperona Clark, 1938
Holothuria mactanensis Tan Tiu, 1981
Holothuria maculosa Pearson, 1913
Holothuria mammata Grube, 1840
Holothuria mammosa Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria manningi Pawson, 1978
Holothuria papillifera Mortensen, 1938
Holothuria paraprinceps Deichmann, 1937
Holothuria pardalis Selenka, 1867
Holothuria parva Krauss, 1885
Holothuria parvula (Selenka, 1867)
Holothuria pervicax Selenka, 1867 Stubborn sea cucumber
Holothuria platei Ludwig, 1898
Holothuria pluricuriosa Deichmann, 1937
Holothuria poli Delle Chiaje White spot cucumber
Holothuria portovallartensis Caso, 1954
Holothuria princeps Selenka, 1867
Holothuria pseudofossor Deichmann, 1930
Holothuria pseudonotabilis Thandar, 2007
Holothuria pulla Selenka, 1867
Holothuria pyxis Selenka, 1867
Holothuria pyxoides Ludwig, 1888
Holothuria rathbunii Lampert, 1885
Holothuria remollescens Lampert, 1885
Holothuria rigida (Selenka, 1867) Rigid sea cucumber
Holothuria riojai Caso, 1963
Holothuria rowei Pawson & Gust, 1981
Holothuria samoana Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria sanctori Delle Chiaje, 1823
Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833 Sand fish
Holothuria signata Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria sinefibula Cherbonnier, 1965
Holothuria sinica Liao, 1980
Holothuria spinifera Théel, 1886 Brownfish
Holothuria squamifera Semper, 1868
Holothuria stellati Delle Chiaje, 1823
Holothuria strigosa Selenka, 1867
Holothuria submersa Sluiter, 1901
Holothuria sucosa Erwe, 1919
Holothuria surinamensis Ludwig, 1875
Holothuria suspecta Cherbonnier, 1958
Holothuria theeli Deichmann, 1938
Holothuria thomasi Pawson & Caycedo, 1980 Tiger tail sea cucumber
Holothuria tortonesei Cherbonnier, 1979
Holothuria tripilata Massin, 1987
Holothuria truncata Lampert, 1885
Holothuria tuberculata Thandar, 2007
Holothuria tubulosa Gmelin, 1788 Tubular sea cucumber
Holothuria turriscelsa Cherbonnier, 1980 Warty sea cucumber
Holothuria turrisimperfecta Cherbonnier, 1964
Holothuria uncia Rowe, 1989
Holothuria vemae Thandar, 1988
Holothuria verrucosa Selenka, 1867
Holothuria vittalonga Cherbonnier, 1988
Holothuria whitmaei Bell, 1887 Teatfish
Holothuria zacae Deichmann, 1937
Holothuria zihuatanensis Caso, 1964
Labidodemas americanum Deichmann, 1938
Labidodemas maccullochi (Deichmann, 1958)
Labidodemas pertinax Ludwig, 1875
Labidodemas pseudosemperianum Massin, Samyn & Thandar, 2004
Labidodemas quadripartitum Massin, Samyn & Thandar, 2004
Labidodemas rugosum (Ludwig, 1875)
Labidodemas semperianum Selenka, 1867
Labidodemas spineum Massin, Samyn & Thandar, 2004
Ludwigothuria atra Jäger, 1833
Mertensiothuria leucospilota Brandt, 1835
Mertensiothuria platei Ludwig, 1898
Microthele difficilis Semper, 1868
Pearsonothuria graeffei (Semper, 1868) Blackspotted sea cucumber
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