Holothuria whitmaei, Teatfish : fisheries

Holothuria whitmaei   Bell, 1887

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

Holothuroidea | Holothuriida | Holothuriidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 81020).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: New Caledonia, Palau and Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 800)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on sandy areas also on dead coral down to 20 m; covered with a layer of sand (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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. 2003. (Ref. 473)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

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

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial
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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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