Bohadschia Vitiensis
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''Bohadschia vitiensis'' is a species of
sea cucumber Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothuria ...
in the family Holothuriidae. It is also known as the brown sandfish and brown sea cucumber. It is widespread in shallow waters of the
Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
. It appears to be able to hybridize with ''
Bohadschia argus ''Bohadschia argus'', the leopard sea cucumber, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae. It is the type species of the genus ''Bohadschia''; Jaeger, 1833. Description ''Bohadschia argus'' is sausage-shaped with a smooth, ...
''. ''Bohadschia vitiensis'' can grow to in total length. The average weight is . It is harvested commercially, which has led to local depletions.


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Holothuriidae Fauna of the Indian Ocean Fauna of the Pacific Ocean Animals described in 1868 {{Holothuroidea-stub