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It is white with reddish pink patches, with a dorsally domed body and overlapping calcareous scales. Anus is situated at posterior dorsal end in a small conical elevation (Ref. 87801).
It is found on rocks covered with sediments at depths of 8 to 448 m (Ref. 87801).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Holothuroidea are gonochoric and have only one gonad. Spawning and fertilization are both external and some exhibit brooding. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (auricularia) then into doliolaria (barrel-shaped stage) which later metamorphose into juvenile sea cucumbers.