[2] It has a soft, cylindrical body, with red-brown to yellowish leathery skin.

The mouth is surrounded by ten retractable tentacles that are used to bring food in.

These sea cucumbers have separate sexes, and eggs are fertilized externally.

Spawning usually takes place in November, and each female can produce thousands of eggs.

After fertilization, a larva is formed which metamorphoses into a sea cucumber after a few weeks.