Sea Cucumber in it Habitat
The Sea Cucumber, also known as the Edible Sea Cucumber, was first described by scientists in 1830. It has a long, pink to reddish-brown body, which is usually darker dorsally, often green or black.
Sea cucumbers belong to the group or family called "echinoderms. Their closest relatives are the starfish and sea urchins. There are lots and lots of species of sea cucumber found in oceans throughout the world. About 1260 species are said to be recorded by researchers and only few species lives on top of the sea, but a great number of them lives on the sea bed.