In Panama this species has been collected from the Pearl Islands Archipelago (USNM E 22637 & USNM E 22543), Gulf of Panama, eastern Pacific.
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Samyn, Y.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Massin, C. (2006). A new Indo-West Pacific species of Actinopyga (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae). Zootaxa 1138: 53-68.
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World Register of Marine Species
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208956Syntypes: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France) (3 specimens).
Type locality: Mauritius, Indian Ocean (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
