Holothuroidea |
Synallactida |
Stichopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 10 - 35 m (Ref. 85218). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands; Guam; Banda Islands; New Caledonia; Philippines; Indonesia; South China Sea; Fiji; Palau (Ref. 800).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85218)
Inhabitant of the outer reef slope from a depth of 20 m and deeper (Ref. 800).
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.
UNEP-WCMC 2003 UNEP-WCMC Species Database. http://www.unep-wcmc.org. (Ref. 485)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.