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Stichopus ocellatus
15-20cm long. Body squarish in cross-section, blunt at the ends with a wrinkled skin. Mostly yellowish brown with a pattern of 'eye-spots' that appear into two rows along the body length. 'Ocellatus' means 'having little spots' or 'marked with eyes'. These are not real eyes but comprise a large white bump with a dark tip. The animal has flat underside with many tube feet appearing in three rows along the body length. http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/e...
Sandy sea bed, in Koh Rong, Buddha Reef.
Spotted on Feb 25, 2011
Submitted on Jun 28, 2011
6 Comments
Sure! Thanks Kathleen for showing me this mission :-)
Hi Marta! Please consider joining the new mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1135...
The Biodiversity of Cambodia and adding any of your Cambodian spottings to it! Thanks, it doesn't matter if they are current spottings as past spottings are educational too!
There are still prettier ones in Malaysia and around that I yet have to see one day diving..I hope :-)
I'm jealeous. very nice
Thanks, Laura! where did you see it?
Excellent spot, Marta! I've seen one of these guys, they are huge! The pattern is beautiful, wonderful photos :)