Bohadschia ocellata, also known as the polka-dotted sea cucumber,[3] is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is native to the tropical Western Indo-Pacific region.
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| Bohadschia ocellata off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Bohadschia |
| Species: | B. ocellata
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| Bohadschia ocellata | |
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Distribution and habitat edit
Bohadschia ocellata has a wide distribution, and is known to occur in the Timor Sea, South China Sea, Philippine Sea, and the Great Barrier Reef (particularly in and around the waters of Lizard Island National Park) at depths between 7.6 and 88.2 m (20 and 290 ft). It prefers water temperatures between 24.2 and 27.6 °C (75.6 and 81.7 °F).[4]
References edit
- ^ "Holothuria ocellata". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Paulay, Gustav (2013). "Bohadschia ocellata Jaeger, 1833". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Polka-dotted Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia ocellata)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Bohadschia ocellata Jaeger 1833". Encyclopedia of Life. National Museum of Natural History.
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