Isostichopus fuscus   (Ludwig, 1985)

Brown sea cucumber

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

Holothuroidea | Synallactida | Stichopodidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 61 m (Ref. 83942).  Tropical; 33°N - 17°S, 119°W - 73°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific: From Baja California, Mexico to Peru.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 31.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 97450)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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 (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

CITES. 2009. (Ref. 82577)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Endangered (EN) (A2bd); Date assessed: 18 May 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix III: International trade cooperation

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 21.5 - 28.9, mean 26.4 (based on 40 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18-0.27).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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