Holothuroidea |
Synallactida |
Stichopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 20 - 53 m (Ref. 491). Temperate; 29°S - 53°S, 112°W - 179°W
Southwest Pacific and Western Indian Ocean: New Zealand and southern Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 492); max. published weight: 300.00 g (Ref. 124274)
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.
Mladenov, P.V. and A. Campbell 1998 Resource evaluation of the sea cucumber, Stichopus mollis, in the environmentally sensitive Fjordland region of New Zealand. p. 481-487. In Guille, D.B., J.P. Feral and M. Roux (eds.) Echinoderms Through Time. Proceedings of the Eighth International Echinoderm Conference, Dijon, France, 6-10 September 1993. A.A. Balkema Press, Rotterdam. (Ref. 491)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.37).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
