Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Holothuroidea | Holothuriida | Holothuriidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 52 m (Ref. 97676). Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm

Forages on Cymodosa nodosa and Zostera noltii (Refs. 97676, 130741). Dwells in the intertidal zone on muddy and sandy substrates (Ref. 130741).

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

UNEP-WCMC. 2003. (Ref. 485)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 20 May 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.54-0.87).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Holothuria arguinensis Koehler & Vaney, 1906