Parastichopus regalis (Cuvier, 1817)
Royale cucumber
Parastichopus regalis
photo by Baxter, Sydney

Family:  Stichopodidae ()
Max. size:  35 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 5 - 800 m
Distribution:  Atlantic and the Mediterranean: Antilles to Gulf of Mexico, north to Ireland to Angola and east to Turkey.
Diagnosis:  Maximum size: 35 cm (Ref. 363); 30 cm (Ref. 358). Maximum width: 7 cm (Ref. 363). Body: depressed enough with a side fold 5 cm pink power station (Ref. 363); definitely flattened form; is provided with the ventral face with 3 lines with podia. Dorsal tegument: Roughcast wart outgrowths and appendices; the papillae, of big size and white color; being limited to the periphery. Variable coloring, of brown with nuance of yellow to red, the sides being constellated with maculae possible blanches.
Biology:  Maximum size: 35 cm (Ref. 363); 30 cm (Ref. 358). Methods: Captured by dredgers and trawls, this species is used in some countries of the zone (France, Spain where it is very appreciated in Catalonia). One needs additional information on the mode of Net use carrying of large papillae and separating the faces dorsal and ventral (Ref. 363). Abundant in the continental shelf (Refs. 93433, 122969); also found in the continental slope (Ref. 93433). Lives on rubble (Ref. 111335). Recorded from the upper sublittoral zone of Sidi Medjdoub, Mostaganem, Algeria. Abundant in depths of 150 to 200m with a constant water temperature of 13°C (Ref. 128655).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 20 May 2010 Ref. 123251)
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