#1149

棘輻肛參 (烏連參 / 赤參)

Deepwater Redfish

Actinopyga echinites

簡介

體表厚實呈深褐色並帶有突出的肉刺突起，是熱帶與亞熱帶潮間帶至淺海珊瑚礁常見的底棲清道夫。

A robust, leathery brown sea cucumber covered in fleshy papillae, vacuuming sediment across shallow reef flats.

肛門周圍長有五枚鈣質齒狀突起；在受到嚴重威脅時，體壁會分泌含有皂苷的黏液以阻止掠食者吞食。

Its anus is guarded by five calcified teeth; under extreme stress, its body wall exudes saponin-rich chemicals to deter fish.

尚無潛點紀錄。