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title: "Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis"
description: "Holothuria edulis — Altri animali. Holothuria edulis, commonly known as the edible sea cucumber or the pink and black sea cucumber, is a species of echinoderm in the family Holothuriidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/pinkfish-sea-cucumber
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis

> Holothuria edulis — Altri animali. Holothuria edulis, commonly known as the edible sea cucumber or the pink and black sea cucumber, is a species of echinoderm in the family Holothuriidae.

- Scientific name: *Holothuria edulis*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 937
- Wikidata: [Q2305882](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2305882)
- iNaturalist taxon: [142085](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/142085)

## Names

- en: Pinkfish Sea Cucumber
- es: Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis
- fr: Holothurie rose
- it: Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis

## Countries with the most observations

NC (163), ID (113), AU (98), FJ (68), MV (63), PH (36), MY (27), TH (25), KE (24), PW (18), JP (13), GU (11)

## Summary

Holothuria edulis, commonly known as the edible sea cucumber or the pink and black sea cucumber, is a species of echinoderm in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus Halodeima by Pearson in 1914, making its full scientific name Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis. It is found in shallow water in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.

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

## Photo

![Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pinkfish-sea-cucumber/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320610901

## Machine access

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