Holothuroidea |
Synallactida |
Stichopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 94441). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86832)
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.
Hendler, G. and D.L. Pawson 2000 Echinoderms of the Rhomboidal Cays, Belize: Biodiversity, distribution, and ecology. Atoll Research Bulletin 479:275-299. (Ref. 86570)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.1 - 28.3, mean 27.4 (based on 292 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
