Bohadschia is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae. They are among the largest, most common, and conspicuous sea cucumbers on coral reefs. They have large, loaf-like bodies that are often strikingly colored.
Species , the World Register of Marine Species recognizes 12 species in the genus Bohadschia: Bohadschia argus (Jaeger, 1833) Bohadschia atra (Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999) Bohadschia cousteaui (Cherbonnier, 1954) Bohadschia koellikeri (Semper, 1868) Bohadschia maculisparsa (Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984) Bohadschia marmorata (Jaeger, 1833) Bohadschia mitsioensis (Cherbonnier, 1988) Bohadschia ocellata (Jaeger, 1833) Bohadschia paradoxa (Selenka, 1867) Bohadschia steinitzi (Cherbonnier, 1963) Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) Bohadschia vitiensis (Semper, 1868)
In addition, two undescribed species are known: Bohadschia sp. 1 – Known from Bali, Okinawa Island, the Philippines, and Hawaii. Bohadschia sp. 2 – Known only from a single tissue sample from the Red Sea; may be synonymous with Bohadschia steinitzi.
References
Further reading Francis W.E. Rowe, A review of the family Holothuriidae (Holothuroidea : Aspidochirotida), vol. 18 n°4, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 1969, 54 p.