Holothuria lessoni, the golden sandfish,[2] is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Metriatyla.[3] This sea cucumber inhabits the shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, where it is found near islands and reef flats.[2] It is highly sought after in commercial and subsistence fishing and the species threatened by overfishing.[1]
| Holothuria lessoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. lessoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Holothuria lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe & Samyn, 2009
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References edit
- ^ a b Hamel, J.-F., Mercier, A., Conand, C., Purcell, S., Toral-Granda, T.-G. & Gamboa, R. 2013. Holothuria scabra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T180257A1606648. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T180257A1606648.en. Downloaded on 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Holothuria lessoni, golden sandfish : fisheries". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Metriatyla) lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe & Samyn, 2009". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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