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Holothuria (Theelothuria) spinifera Théel 1886

Description

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Also recorded from the Philippines, Iranian Gulf and Ceylon (Heding, 1940); Persian Gulf, Ceylon, north Australia and Philippine (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, continental shelf, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 32-60 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).

Reference

4. Paxton, J.R. and Eschmeyer, W.N. (1994) Encylopedia of Fishes. UNSW Press, Sydney.

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