Holothuroidea |
Holothuriida |
Holothuriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 81020). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii, western coasts of North America; the Panamanian region; Galapagos Island, Philippines and the West Indies.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 800)
This is a burrowing species that is usually found under rubble and sand (Ref. 85218). Species of the genus Holothuria are generally mobile deposit feeders (Ref. 833).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Holothuroidea are gonochoric and have only one gonad. Spawning and fertilization are both external and some exhibit brooding. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (auricularia) then into doliolaria (barrel-shaped stage) which later metamorphose into juvenile sea cucumbers.
Schoppe, S. 2000. (Ref. 800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 29.2, mean 28 (based on 2899 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
