---
title: "Light-spotted Sea Cucumber"
description: "Holothuria hilla — Inne zwierzęta. Holothuria hilla is a species of sea cucumber in the subgenus Mertensiothuria of the genus Holothuria."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/light-spotted-sea-cucumber
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Light-spotted Sea Cucumber

> Holothuria hilla — Inne zwierzęta. Holothuria hilla is a species of sea cucumber in the subgenus Mertensiothuria of the genus Holothuria.

- Scientific name: *Holothuria hilla*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 777
- Wikidata: [Q2784929](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2784929)
- iNaturalist taxon: [195765](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/195765)

## Names

- en: Light-spotted Sea Cucumber
- es: Pepino de mar manchado blanco
- fr: Holothurie contractile
- it: Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla
- nl: Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla

## Countries with the most observations

US (155), AU (88), TW (54), NC (41), PF (39), ID (22), MX (22), NF (20), CK (15), IN (14), MP (13), MH (12)

## Summary

Holothuria hilla is a species of sea cucumber in the subgenus Mertensiothuria of the genus Holothuria. Some common names include the contractile sea cucumber, the sand sifting sea cucumber and the tigertail sea cucumber, and in Hawaii it is known as the light spotted sea cucumber. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region and the Red Sea.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19305880

## Machine access

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