Abundance and Diversity of Holothuroids in Shallow Habitats of the Northern Red Sea

Table 1

Species of holothuroids observed and their density (extrapolated to individuals per hectare) at four shallow sites off the coast of Eilat, Red Sea.

Species/Site	Coral Beach	Japanese Gardens	Interuniversity Institute	Lighthouse
Actinopyga bannwarthi Panning	61.5	43.2	293.2	284.8
Bohadschia cousteaui Cherbonnier	41	60.5	0	3
Bohadschia tenuissima Semper	80	151.3	23.2	2.8
Holothuria atra Jaeger	69.7	23.7	12.7	12.2
Holothuria edulis Lesson	151.7	118.9	4.2	4.5
Holothuria fuscogilva Cherbonnier	4.1	2.1	2.1	1.5
Holothuria leucospilota Brandt	26.6	12.9	14.8	12.2
Holothuria nobilis (Selenka)	0	0	4.2	0
Stichopus hermanni Semper	0	0	0	1.5
Stichopus horrens Selenka	6.1	2.1	0	0
Synapta maculata Chamisso and Eysenhardt	4.1	0	0	1.06