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Family: Psolidae (See list of species below)

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46 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Echinopsolus acanthocola []	No picture found Lissothuria antillensis []	No picture found Lissothuria braziliensis []
No picture found Lissothuria ornata []	No picture found Neopsolidium kerguelensis []	No picture found Pseudopsolus macquariensis []
No picture found Psolidium bidiscum [Pale creeping pedal sea cucumber]	No picture found Psolidium complanatum []	No picture found Psolidium disciformis [Small white rock sea cucumber]
No picture found Psolidium ekmani []	No picture found Psolidium ephippifer []	No picture found Psolidium eubullatum []
No picture found Psolidium gaini []	No picture found Psolidium gracile []	No picture found Psolidium incertum []
No picture found Psolidium normani []	No picture found Psolidium ornatum []	No picture found Psolidium panamense []
No picture found Psolidium planum []	Psolidium poriferum []	No picture found Psolus antarcticus [Antarctic rock sea cucumber]
No picture found Psolus arnaudi []	No picture found Psolus boholensis []	No picture found Psolus charcoti []
No picture found Psolus chitinoides [Slipper sea cucumber]	No picture found Psolus complanatus []	No picture found Psolus diomedeae []
Psolus dubiosus []	No picture found Psolus ephippifer []	Psolus fabricii [Scarlet psolus]
No picture found Psolus hypsinotus []	No picture found Psolus japonicus []	No picture found Psolus koehleri []
No picture found Psolus macrolepis []	No picture found Psolus marcusi []	No picture found Psolus neozolanicus []
No picture found Psolus paradubiosus [Basket rock sea cucumber]	No picture found Psolus parvulus []	No picture found Psolus patagonicus [Patagonian rock sea cucumber]
No picture found Psolus peronii []	No picture found Psolus phantapus [Arctic armored cucumber]	No picture found Psolus pourtalesii []
No picture found Psolus solidus []	No picture found Psolus squamatus [White creeping pedal sea cucumber]	No picture found Psolus tessellatus []
No picture found Psolus vitoriae []

46 Species of Family Psolidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Echinopsolus acanthocola		Antarctic Atlantic	2.3 TL
Lissothuria antillensis		Western Atlantic.
Lissothuria braziliensis		Western Atlantic
Lissothuria ornata		Eastern Pacific.
Neopsolidium kerguelensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean.	5.5 TL
Pseudopsolus macquariensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean (
Psolidium bidiscum	Pale creeping pedal sea cucumber	Eastern Pacific	3 TL
Psolidium complanatum		Eastern Indian Ocean
Psolidium disciformis	Small white rock sea cucumber	Southeast Pacific
Psolidium ekmani		To be filled.	1.35 TL
Psolidium ephippifer		To be filled.
Psolidium eubullatum		To be filled.	1.2 TL
Psolidium gaini		Antarctic Atlantic
Psolidium gracile		To be filled.	2.1 TL
Psolidium incertum		Antarctic	1.8 TL
Psolidium normani		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Psolidium ornatum		To be filled.
Psolidium panamense		To be filled.	2.1 TL
Psolidium planum		To be filled.	1.5 TL
Psolidium poriferum		Antarctic.
Psolus antarcticus	Antarctic rock sea cucumber	Southeast Pacific and Ant
Psolus arnaudi		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Psolus boholensis		Western Central Pacific
Psolus charcoti		Antarctic
Psolus chitinoides	Slipper sea cucumber	Eastern Pacific.	12.5 TL
Psolus complanatus		Western Central Pacific
Psolus diomedeae		Eastern Pacific.
Psolus dubiosus		Antarctic Atlantic
Psolus ephippifer		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Psolus fabricii	Scarlet psolus	Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Psolus hypsinotus		Northern Atlantic.
Psolus japonicus		Northeast Pacific and the
Psolus koehleri		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Psolus macrolepis		To be filled.
Psolus marcusi		To be filled.
Psolus neozolanicus		Southwest Pacific
Psolus paradubiosus	Basket rock sea cucumber	Southeast Pacific and Ant
Psolus parvulus		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Psolus patagonicus	Patagonian rock sea cucumber	Patagonia
Psolus peronii		Arctic and Northeast Paci
Psolus phantapus	Arctic armored cucumber	Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Psolus pourtalesii		Atlantic Ocean.
Psolus solidus		To be filled.	1.9 TL
Psolus squamatus	White creeping pedal sea cucumber	Atlantic and the Pacific.
Psolus tessellatus		Northeast Atlantic.
Psolus vitoriae		To be filled.

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