Holothuroidea |
Dendrochirotida |
Cucumariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 379 m (Ref. 87801). Polar
Southeast Pacific and Antarctic: Chile, Kerguelen and Heard Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
It is found protruding from small gaps, rock cracks, between shellfish, polychaete tubes or stones from the intertidal to a depth of 379 m (Ref. 87801).
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.
O'Loughlin, P.M. 2009 BANZARE holothuroids (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Zootaxa 2196(1):1-18. (Ref. 87422)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.8 - 7.5, mean 5.1 (based on 36 cells).
