---
title: "Black Sea Cucumber"
description: "Holothuria leucospilota — Other animals. Holothuria leucospilota, commonly known as the black sea cucumber or black tarzan, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-sea-cucumber
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Sea Cucumber

> Holothuria leucospilota — Other animals. Holothuria leucospilota, commonly known as the black sea cucumber or black tarzan, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae.

- Scientific name: *Holothuria leucospilota*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 4113
- Wikidata: [Q910290](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q910290)
- iNaturalist taxon: [195758](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/195758)

## Names

- en: Black Sea Cucumber
- de: Weißgefleckte Seegurke
- es: Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota
- fr: Holothurie noire de l'Indo-Pacifique
- it: Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota
- nl: Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota

## Countries with the most observations

AU (873), SG (233), IN (190), HK (177), TW (162), NC (152), TH (151), PH (68), FJ (63), CK (60), JP (60), MY (48)

## Summary

Holothuria leucospilota, commonly known as the black sea cucumber or black tarzan, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae. It is placed in the subgenus Mertensiothuria making its full scientific name Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota. It is the type species of the subgenus and is found on the seabed in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holothuria_leucospilota

## Photo

![Black Sea Cucumber](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-sea-cucumber/medium.jpg)

Photo: mariaec · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356071735

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-sea-cucumber?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).