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Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Family: Holothuriidae sea cucumbers

Genus: Bohadschia

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15 species (see list below)
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Purcell, Steven

Indo-Pacific, including t
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Bohadschia argus(Jaeger, 1833)

Photo by Purcell, Steven
 
Bohadschia argus
[Leopard fish]

FAO

Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Bohadschia atraMassin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999

Photo by FAO
 
Bohadschia atra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Bohadschia bivittata
[Two-ribboned sea cucumber]
No picture found
 
Bohadschia cousteaui
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Bohadschia koellikeri
[Mottled sea cucumber]
No picture found

Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Bohadschia maculisparsa
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific, except
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Bohadschia marmorata(Jaeger, 1833)

Photo by FAO
 
Bohadschia marmorata
[Chalky cucumber]
No picture found
 
Bohadschia mitsioensis
[]
No picture found
 
Bohadschia ocellata
[]
No picture found
 
Bohadschia paradoxa
[]

Purcell, Steven

Indo-Pacific, excluding H
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Bohadschia similis(Semper, 1868)

Photo by Purcell, Steven
 
Bohadschia similis
[Brownspotted sandfish]
No picture found
 
Bohadschia steinitzi
[]

FAO

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Bohadschia subrubra(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by FAO
 
Bohadschia subrubra
[]
No picture found
 
Bohadschia tenuissima
[]

Purcell, Steven

Widespread in the Indo-Pa
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Bohadschia vitiensis(Semper, 1868)

Photo by Purcell, Steven
 
Bohadschia vitiensis
[Brown sandfish]


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