Graeffe's Sea Cucumber
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Weird Wildlife Wednesday : Graeffe’s Sea Cucumber
Graeffe’s Sea Cucumber (Pearsonothuria graeffei) is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Pearsonothuria graeffei is a scavenger and roams around on the seabed sifting through sediment with its feeding tentacles. Pearsonothuria graeffei is a roughly cylindrical, thin-walled sea cucumber that grows to about 12 inches in length. Its mouth is surrounded by a ring of up to 24 leaf-like, paddle-shaped…
