Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata

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Synapta maculata, the snake sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Synaptidae. It is found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Sometimes growing as long as 3 m (10 ft), it is one of the longest sea cucumbers in the world.

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  1. (c) Philippe Bourjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cordon_mauresque_(Synapta_maculata).jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapta_maculata

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