Species Identification
Back to search
Other identification tools

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Synallactidae



(See list of species below)


Select Class:     Select Order:   
Select Family: Subfamily:     Select Genus:
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Select a country:
Only include species occuring above: m
Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional).      Enter total length (TL) and maximum body depth (BD)
Show family drawing(s)



152 species (see list below)
Export file

1 of 1 Jump to:
No picture found
 
Allopatides corrugatus
[]
No picture found
 
Allopatides dendroides
[]
No picture found
 
Amphigymnas bahamensis
[]
No picture found
 
Amphigymnas woodmasoni
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes baculosus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes bigelowi
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.

Bathyplotes bongraini Vaney, 1914

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Bathyplotes bongraini
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes cinctus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes crenulatus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes fuscivinculum
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes golden-hindi
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Bathyplotes gourdoni (Vaney, 1914)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Bathyplotes gourdoni
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes imperfectus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes moseleyi
[Spiky sausage sea cucumber]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes natans
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes patagiatus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes phlegmaticus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes punctatus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes reptans
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes roseus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes rubicundus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes rubipunctatus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes sulcatus
[]
No picture found
 
Bathyplotes triplax
[]
No picture found
 
Benthothuria cristata
[]
No picture found
 
Benthothuria distorta
[]
No picture found
 
Benthothuria funebris
[]
No picture found
 
Benthothuria fusiformis
[]
No picture found
 
Capheira mollis
[]
No picture found
 
Capheira sulcata
[]
No picture found
 
Hansenothuria benti
[]
No picture found
 
Meseres macdonaldi
[]
No picture found
 
Meseres occultatus
[]
No picture found
 
Meseres trachus
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria abbreviata
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria bifurcata
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria candelabra
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria carnosa
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria cathedralis
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria crebrapedes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Mesothuria edwardensis
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria gargantua
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria holothurioides
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria incerta
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria intestinalis
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Mesothuria lactea (Théel, 1886)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Mesothuria lactea
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria magellani
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria maroccana
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria megapoda
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria milleri
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria multipes
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria multipora
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria murrayi
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria oktaknemoides
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria oktaknemus
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria parva
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria regularia
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria roulei
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria rugosa
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria squamosa
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria sufflava
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria thomsoni
[]
No picture found
 
Mesothuria verrilli
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas atlanticus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas constrictus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas crinitus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas depressus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas epibiotus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas helios
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas involutus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas morbillus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas neovillosus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas pediculus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas porphyrus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas pustulosus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas translucens
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas ustulatus
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Pacific Ocean and Souther

Molpadiodemas villosus (Théel, 1886)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Molpadiodemas villosus
[]
No picture found
 
Molpadiodemas violaceus
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides appendiculata
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides atlantica
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides confundens
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides confundus
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides dissidens
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides gelatinosus
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides gigantea
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides grisea
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides illicitus
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides ingolfi
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides insignis
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides mammillatus
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides modestus
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides mollis
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides ovalis
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides quadridens
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides retifer
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides solea
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides suspecta
[]
No picture found
 
Paelopatides verrucosus
[]
No picture found
 
Paroriza grevei
[]
No picture found
 
Paroriza pallens
[]
No picture found
 
Paroriza prouhoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
 
Paroriza verrucosa
[]
No picture found
 
Perizona magna
[]
No picture found
 
Plicastichopus ingolfi
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus aemulatus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus aleutians
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus atlanticus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus echinatus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus elegans
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus globigerinae
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus hyalegerus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus langeae
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus lapidus
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Pacific Ocean, Southern A

Pseudostichopus mollis Théel, 1886

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Pseudostichopus mollis
[Sandy sea cucumber]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus nudus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Pseudostichopus occultatus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus papillatus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus peripatus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus profundi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
 
Pseudostichopus spiculiferus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus tuberosus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostichopus unguiculatus
[]
No picture found
 
Scotothuria herringi
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes aenigma
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes alexandri
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes angustus
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes challengeri
[Challenger cucumber]
No picture found
 
Synallactes chuni
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes crebrapapilla
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes crucifera
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes discoidalis
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes elongata
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes gilberti
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes horridus
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes laguardai
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes longipapillata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Synallactes mcdanieli
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes mollis
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes multivesiculatus
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes nozawai
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes pellucidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Synallactes profundi
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes rigidus
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes robertsoni
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes sagamiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes samyni
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes triradiata
[]
No picture found
 
Synallactes viridilimus
[]
No picture found
 
Zygothuria connectens
[]
No picture found
 
Zygothuria lactea
[]
No picture found
 
Zygothuria marginata
[]


Sort by: Species Length Year
1 of 1 Jump to:
Export file
n = 152

Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allopatides corrugatus Western Central Pacific 1987
Allopatides dendroides Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Amphigymnas bahamensis Western Central Atlantic 1930
Amphigymnas woodmasoni Eastern Indian Ocean 1891
Bathyplotes baculosus Eastern Indian Ocean
Bathyplotes bigelowi To be filled. 1940
Bathyplotes bongraini Antarctic. 1914
Bathyplotes cinctus Eastern Indian Ocean 1910
Bathyplotes crenulatus Indian Ocean. 1905
Bathyplotes fuscivinculum Antarctic Atlantic 1990
Bathyplotes golden-hindi Northwest Pacific 1912
Bathyplotes gourdoni Antarctic Atlantic.
Bathyplotes imperfectus Western Central Pacific 1981
Bathyplotes moseleyi Spiky sausage sea cucumber Pacific Ocean and the Ant 1886
Bathyplotes natans Cosmopolitan. 1868
Bathyplotes patagiatus To be filled. 1907
Bathyplotes phlegmaticus Western Central Pacific 1901
Bathyplotes punctatus Western Central Pacific 1901
Bathyplotes reptans Western Central Pacific
Bathyplotes roseus Western Indian Ocean. 1910
Bathyplotes rubicundus Southeast Pacific. 1901
Bathyplotes rubipunctatus Antarctic Atlantic 1990
Bathyplotes sulcatus Western Central Pacific 1901
Bathyplotes triplax Southeast Pacific 1920
Benthothuria cristata Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Benthothuria distorta Western Indian Ocean 1905
Benthothuria funebris Atlantic Ocean and southe 1898
Benthothuria fusiformis Western Central Pacific
Capheira mollis Northeast Pacific 1915
Capheira sulcata Eastern Pacific 1893
Hansenothuria benti Western Atlantic. 1989
Meseres macdonaldi Eastern Central Pacific 1894
Meseres occultatus Cosmopolitan. 1893
Meseres trachus Western Pacific 1901
Mesothuria abbreviata Northwest Pacific 1905
Mesothuria bifurcata Northeast Atlantic and An 1901
Mesothuria candelabra Atlantic Ocean 1923
Mesothuria carnosa Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Mesothuria cathedralis Eastern Atlantic. 1940
Mesothuria crebrapedes Western Central Pacific 1981
Mesothuria edwardensis To be filled. 2 TL 1992
Mesothuria gargantua Western Central Atlantic 1930
Mesothuria holothurioides Western Indian Ocean 1901
Mesothuria incerta Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Mesothuria intestinalis Arctic, Atlantic and the 1805
Mesothuria lactea Antarctic Atlantic 1886
Mesothuria magellani Southeast Pacific 1883
Mesothuria maroccana Western Central Atlantic 1902
Mesothuria megapoda Northeast Pacific. 1920
Mesothuria milleri Eastern Atlantic. 1894
Mesothuria multipes Eastern Pacific and Weste 1893
Mesothuria multipora Eastern Pacific. 1920
Mesothuria murrayi Indian Ocean. 1886
Mesothuria oktaknemoides Western Indian Ocean. 1940
Mesothuria oktaknemus Western Central Pacific 1901
Mesothuria parva Eastern Central Pacific 1886
Mesothuria regularia Western Central Pacific 1940
Mesothuria roulei Northeast Atlantic
Mesothuria rugosa To be filled. 1912
Mesothuria squamosa Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Mesothuria sufflava Western Pacific. 1984
Mesothuria thomsoni Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Mesothuria verrilli Cosmopolitan. 1886
Molpadiodemas atlanticus Pacific Ocean and Atlanti
Molpadiodemas constrictus Western Central Atlantic
Molpadiodemas crinitus Southwest Pacific and Ant
Molpadiodemas depressus Southeast Atlantic
Molpadiodemas epibiotus Western Central Atlantic
Molpadiodemas helios Eastern Central Pacific
Molpadiodemas involutus Western Pacific
Molpadiodemas morbillus Antarctic Atlantic
Molpadiodemas neovillosus Eastern Pacific.
Molpadiodemas pediculus Antarctic Atlantic.
Molpadiodemas porphyrus Western Atlantic.
Molpadiodemas pustulosus Western Central Pacific
Molpadiodemas translucens Antarctic Atlantic
Molpadiodemas ustulatus Southeast Pacific
Molpadiodemas villosus Pacific Ocean and Souther
Molpadiodemas violaceus Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Paelopatides appendiculata Northern Pacific. 1886
Paelopatides atlantica Eastern Central Atlantic 1902
Paelopatides confundens Northeast Pacific 1886
Paelopatides confundus Northeast Pacific 1882
Paelopatides dissidens Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides gelatinosus Eastern Indian Ocean 1891
Paelopatides gigantea Northern Atlantic. 1886
Paelopatides grisea Northern Atlantic 1902
Paelopatides illicitus Western Central Pacific 1901
Paelopatides ingolfi To be filled. 1942
Paelopatides insignis Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Paelopatides mammillatus Western Indian Ocean. 1905
Paelopatides modestus Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Paelopatides mollis Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Paelopatides ovalis Eastern Indian Ocean
Paelopatides quadridens Western Central Pacific 1940
Paelopatides retifer Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Paelopatides solea Northwest Pacific 1886
Paelopatides suspecta Eastern Central Pacific 1894
Paelopatides verrucosus Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Paroriza grevei Western Central Pacific 1956
Paroriza pallens Western Central Pacific a
Paroriza prouhoi Northeast Atlantic and th 1902
Paroriza verrucosa To be filled. 13.6 TL 1987
Perizona magna Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Plicastichopus ingolfi To be filled. 1942
Pseudostichopus aemulatus Northeast Atlantic 2004
Pseudostichopus aleutians Northeast Atlantic
Pseudostichopus atlanticus Northeast Atlantic 1898
Pseudostichopus echinatus Western Indian Ocean. 1992
Pseudostichopus elegans Indo-Pacific.
Pseudostichopus globigerinae To be filled. 1902
Pseudostichopus hyalegerus Indo-West Pacific.
Pseudostichopus langeae Southeast Atlantic
Pseudostichopus lapidus To be filled.
Pseudostichopus mollis Sandy sea cucumber Pacific Ocean, Southern A 1886
Pseudostichopus nudus Pacific Ocean, Southern A 1915
Pseudostichopus occultatus Northeast Atlantic and th 3 TL 1893
Pseudostichopus papillatus Northwest Pacific
Pseudostichopus peripatus Western Pacific
Pseudostichopus profundi Northwest Pacific 1952
Pseudostichopus spiculiferus Antarctic Indian Ocean 10.5 TL 2002
Pseudostichopus tuberosus Northeast Pacific
Pseudostichopus unguiculatus Northwest Pacific 1915
Scotothuria herringi Northeast Atlantic and th 1978
Synallactes aenigma Eastern Pacific. 1894
Synallactes alexandri Eastern Pacific. 1894
Synallactes angustus Western Central Pacific 1981
Synallactes challengeri Challenger cucumber Indo-Pacific, Southern At 1886
Synallactes chuni Northwest Pacific 1908
Synallactes crebrapapilla Western Central Pacific 1981
Synallactes crucifera Atlantic Ocean. 1898
Synallactes discoidalis To be filled. 1912
Synallactes elongata Eastern Indian Ocean.
Synallactes gilberti Northwest Pacific 1915
Synallactes horridus Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Synallactes laguardai Southeast Atlantic
Synallactes longipapillata Northeast Atlantic. 1978
Synallactes mcdanieli Northeast Pacific 31 TL 2024
Synallactes mollis Southeast Atlantic 1952
Synallactes multivesiculatus Northwest Pacific 1915
Synallactes nozawai Northwest Pacific
Synallactes pellucidus Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Synallactes profundi Indian Ocean. 20 TL 1905
Synallactes rigidus Eastern Indian Ocean 1905
Synallactes robertsoni Antarctic Atlantic.
Synallactes sagamiensis Pacific Ocean.
Synallactes samyni Southeast Atlantic
Synallactes triradiata Northern Pacific. 1912
Synallactes viridilimus Southeast Atlantic 1952
Zygothuria connectens Southeast Atlantic 1898
Zygothuria lactea Southeast Atlantic 1886
Zygothuria marginata Southeast Asia. 1901



Other identification tools in SeaLifeBase


Identification by pictures:
          If you already know the Family, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Family and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the family.

          If you already know the Country, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Country and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the country.

          If you already know the Ecosystem, go to Search SeaLifeBase, select Ecosystem and click on 'Identification by pictures' to display all available pictures in SeaLifeBase for the ecosystem.