Black Sea Cucumber

Notes:

The Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota) is normally found with its back end under coral but occasionally is fully seen. On close observation you can see this creature feeding, picking up sand with its delicate feathery tentacles and putting them into its mouth. If this sea cucumber is touched at the front it will slowly retract underneath its coral shelter. Movement for all Holothrians is slow but definately detectable, using their tube feet. They remain residents their local reef, bank or general area, being contrained by suitale habitat. There are distict separate sexes and spawning is a community, seasonal, external exercise.