Amberfish Sea Cucumber

Thelenota anax is a species of sea cucumber mostly found in the tropical, South Pacific Ocean. It is also commonly known as the amber fish. Some other names for T. anax are black teatfish, blackfish, brownfish, chief sea cucumber, curryfish, elephant trunk cucumber, lollyfish, tripang, and white-teat sea cucumber. T. anax is found on sandy ocean bottoms and often have ectocommensal relationships. They are commonly fished commercially and exported because of their medicinal properties and large size.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Amberfish Sea Cucumber being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Astichopus multifidus
• Pearsonothuria graeffei
• Holothuria fuscocinerea
• Actinopyga echinites
• Holothuria pervicax

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Echinodermata

Class

Holothuroidea

Order

Synallactida

Family

Stichopodidae

Genus

Thelenota

Species

Thelenota anax

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