Biology:Bohadschia ocellata
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Short description: Species of sea cucumber
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Bohadschia |
| Species: | B. ocellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bohadschia ocellata Jaeger, 1833[1]
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Bohadschia ocellata, also known as the polka-dotted sea cucumber,[2] is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is native to the tropical Western Indo-Pacific region.
Distribution and habitat
Bohadschia ocellata has a wide distribution, and is known to occur in the Timor Sea, South China Sea, Philippine Sea, and the Great Barrier Reef (particularly in and around the waters of Lizard Island National Park) at depths between 7.6 and 88.2 m (20 and 290 ft). It prefers water temperatures between 24.2 and 27.6 °C (75.6 and 81.7 °F).[3]
References
- ↑ Paulay, Gustav (2013). "Bohadschia ocellata Jaeger, 1833". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530032.
- ↑ "Polka-dotted Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia ocellata)" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/428374-Bohadschia-ocellata.
- ↑ Template:Cite EOL
Wikidata ☰ Q61468643 entry
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