Actinopyga mauritiana, commonly known as the surf redfish,[3] is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae.
The bivium is also covered in long and slender papilles, which are typically dark orange or brown in coloration.
The anus is surrounded by twenty-five anal teeth, and the pinkish Cuvierian tubules, unlike other sea cucumbers, are never expelled.
It is harvested by 22 countries and island states in the Western Central Pacific, and is one of the top three species for local subsistence.
Because it is easy to collect, it is over-exploited in many areas, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that populations have declined by 60 to 90% over at least 60% of its range.