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Classification
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| Latin name : |
Bohadschia argus (Jager, 1833) |
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Holothuroidea [ De Blainville, 1834 ] ( Sea cucumbers ) |
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B?che de mer
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Ocellated Sea Cucumber
Eyed sea cucumber
Leopard sea cucumber
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Identification
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| Possible confusions |
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Biology
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| Feed |
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| Cycle of life / Reproduction |
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| Interaction with other species |
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Distribution
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| Habitat |
Coral |
Sand |
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| Geographical distribution |
| Western Indian Ocean; Madagascar, Seychelles to Sri Lanka. Pacific Ocean; Malay Archipelago to South Pacific Islands. Needs large quarters than captivity allows. To two feet in length. One in Moorea, French Polynesia, in Fiji and N. Sulawesi. |
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Links
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http://www.divegallery.com/sea_cucumber_closeup.htm
http://www.reefimages.com/cgi-reefimages/page.cgi?list=Seastars
http://www.spc.int/coastfish/News/bdm/bdm.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seacukes.htm
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Bibliography
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Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 7/11/2002
Updates :
Christophe Naslain - 07/11/2002
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| Comment from Jean-Luc MARCHAL
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| Cette espèce est la plus fascinante des échinodermes; sous un aspect d'abord peu attirant, on découvre progressivement un animal trés évolué qui a un coeur et des poumons, qui suce son pouce et a une arme contre ses ennemis! |
| Posted date 24/01/2004 |
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