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Parastichopus californicus
(California Sea Cucumber)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2170)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Halibut Point, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Lowest intertidal and subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 23, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2170
Notes
This commercially important species is generally subtidal, but it is not uncommon to find them in the lowest intertidal. The white individual is from an unknown locality and the juvenile was found along with over 200 others) when cleaning out a hanging oyster lantern pot. Two adult photos taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.
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