---
title: "Herrmann's Sea Cucumber"
description: "Stichopus herrmanni — Other animals. Stichopus herrmanni, or Herrmann's sea cucumber, is a species of holothuroidean echinoderm in the family Stichopodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/herrmann-s-sea-cucumber
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Herrmann's Sea Cucumber

> Stichopus herrmanni — Other animals. Stichopus herrmanni, or Herrmann's sea cucumber, is a species of holothuroidean echinoderm in the family Stichopodidae.

- Scientific name: *Stichopus herrmanni*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 986
- Wikidata: [Q2012250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2012250)
- iNaturalist taxon: [347254](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/347254)

## Names

- en: Herrmann's Sea Cucumber
- fr: Holothurie curry

## Countries with the most observations

AU (285), NC (282), PH (24), SC (21), FJ (18), TH (17), KE (14), VU (14), ID (13), MV (13), PW (9), PG (6)

## Summary

Stichopus herrmanni, or Herrmann's sea cucumber, is a species of holothuroidean echinoderm in the family Stichopodidae. It is found in the tropical, western Indo-Pacific Ocean, at depths down to 20 m (66 ft). This and several other species are known as curryfish and are harvested commercially; it is called gama in Indonesia.

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

## Photo

![Herrmann's Sea Cucumber](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/herrmann-s-sea-cucumber/medium.jpg)

Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153189084

## Machine access

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