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
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Photo ID #	2170
Comments	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.