''Holothuria lessoni'', the golden sandfish, 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 genus ''
Holothuria'', subgenus ''Metriatyla''. This sea cucumber inhabits the shallow waters of the
Indo-Pacific Ocean, where it is found near islands and reef flats. It is highly sought after in commercial and subsistence fishing and the species threatened by overfishing.
References
Holothuriidae
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