---
title: "Thorny Sea Cucumber"
description: "Colochirus quadrangularis — Andere dieren. Colochirus quadrangularis, commonly known as the thorny sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Cucumariidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/thorny-sea-cucumber
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Thorny Sea Cucumber

> Colochirus quadrangularis — Andere dieren. Colochirus quadrangularis, commonly known as the thorny sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Cucumariidae.

- Scientific name: *Colochirus quadrangularis*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 750
- Wikidata: [Q2652401](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2652401)
- iNaturalist taxon: [348163](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/348163)

## Names

- en: Thorny Sea Cucumber

## Countries with the most observations

SG (360), HK (132), MY (25), AU (9), CN (9), TH (7), TW (3)

## Summary

Colochirus quadrangularis, commonly known as the thorny sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Cucumariidae. It is found in shallow seas in tropical parts of the Indo-Pacific region.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325330799

## Machine access

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