Bohadschia sp. indet.
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Bohadschia sp. indet. View in CoL
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Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Bohadschia sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Holothuroidea; order: Holothuriida; family: Holothuriidae; genus: Bohadschia; scientificNameAuthorship: Jaeger, 1833; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 65.6 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 67.9 m; locationRemarks: First Descent: Seychelles Expedition; Identification: identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender, Paris Stefanoudis; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event: samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation
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Two possible species, Bohadschia atra and Bohadschia subrubra . B. atra has an elongated oblong body of dark brown to black colour, covered in conspicuous red-orange spots. B. subrubra is of similar body shape as the former, but has a highly variable body colour, from orange-brown to golden-white or black. Often covered in seagrass or shell fragments as seen here. Maximum recorded size: 15 cm long (Fig. 144 View Figure 144 ).
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