page_title: Enypniastes
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Enypniastes / Species
caption_attribution_description: English: A spectacular image of a benthopelagic sea cucumber swimming in the near freezing waters of the abyss.Image captured by the Little Hercules ROV at 3205 meters depth on "Site K," explored July 27, 2010 during the INDEX SATAL 2010 Expedition. Image courtesy of NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, INDEX-SATAL 2010.
context_page_description: Enypniastes is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumber. Due to its unique appearance, the genus has been dubbed the headless chicken fish, headless chicken monster, and the Spanish dancer. It is also known as the swimming sea cucumber, and some are called the pink see-through fantasia.
context_section_description: Many species have been described in this genus, however they are now believed to be all synonyms of E. eximia:
  Enypniastes eximia Théel, 1882 — Pink swimming sea cucumber (only confirmed species to date)
  Enypniastes atlanticus (Heding, 1940)
  Enypniastes diaphana (Gilchrist, 1920)
  Enypniastes ecalcarea (Sluiter, 1901)
  Enypniastes obscura (Koehler & Vaney, 1905)
caption: Enypniastes sp. showing bioluminescence at a depth of 3200 metres
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