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

# Lollyfish Sea Cucumber

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

- Scientific name: *Holothuria atra*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 4807
- Wikidata: [Q1058396](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1058396)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55946](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55946)

## Names

- en: Lollyfish Sea Cucumber
- es: Holothuria (Halodeima) atra
- fr: Holothurie à ocelles noires
- it: Holothuria (Halodeima) atra

## Countries with the most observations

US (850), AU (378), NC (277), TH (197), ID (186), PF (144), EC (122), TW (115), MV (103), FJ (102), PH (90), IN (78)

## Summary

Holothuria atra, commonly known as the black sea cucumber or lollyfish, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus Halodeima by Pearson in 1914, making its full scientific name Holothuria (Halodeima) atra. It is the type species of the subgenus.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jess Miller-Camp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36425329

## Machine access

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