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Family: Stichopodidae



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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Apostichopus californicus
[California sea cucumber]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka, 1867)

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Apostichopus japonicus
[Japanese sea cucumber]
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Apostichopus johnsoni
[]
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Apostichopus leukothele
[Giant orange sea cucumber]
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Apostichopus multidentis
[]
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Apostichopus nigripunctatus
[]
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Apostichopus nipponensis
[]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Apostichopus parvimensis (Clark, 1913)

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Apostichopus parvimensis
[Warty sea cucumber]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Astichopus multifidus (Sluiter, 1910)

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Astichopus multifidus
[Furry sea cucumber]

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Southwest Pacific and Wes
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Australostichopus mollis (Hutton, 1872)

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Australostichopus mollis
[Brown mottled sea cucumber]
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Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Eostichopus arnesoni
[]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Isostichopus badionotus (Selenka, 1867)

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Isostichopus badionotus
[Chocolate chip sea cucumber]

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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Isostichopus fuscus (Ludwig, 1985)

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Isostichopus fuscus
[Brown sea cucumber]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Isostichopus macroparentheses
[]
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Istichopus badionotus
[]
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Neostichopus grammatus
[]
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Parastichopus nigripunctatus
[]

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Atlantic and the Mediterr
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Parastichopus regalis (Cuvier, 1817)

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Parastichopus regalis
[Royale cucumber]
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Parastichopus tremulus
[]
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Stichopus anapinusus
[]

Photo by Tabaranza, Don Geoff

Indo-Pacific, excluding P
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Stichopus chloronotus Brandt, 1835

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Stichopus chloronotus
[Greenfish]
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Stichopus ellipes
[]
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Stichopus flaccus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Stichopus herrmanni Semper, 1868

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Stichopus herrmanni
[Curryfish herrmanni]

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Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Stichopus horrens Selenka, 1867

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Stichopus horrens
[Selenka's sea cucumber]
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Stichopus ludwigi
[]
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Stichopus macraparentheses
[]

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Indo-Pacific. Tropical a

Stichopus monotuberculatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

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Stichopus monotuberculatus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.

Stichopus naso Semper, 1868

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Stichopus naso
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Stichopus noctivagus
[Night-wandering sea cucumber]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Stichopus ocellatus Massin, Zulfigar, Hwai & Boss, 2002

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Stichopus ocellatus
[Ocellated sea cucumber]
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Stichopus paradoxus
[]

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Western Indian Ocean. Pa

Stichopus pseudohorrens Cherbonnier, 1967

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Stichopus pseudohorrens
[]
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Stichopus quadrifasciatus
[]
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Stichopus rubermaculosus
[]
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Stichopus sitchaensis
[]
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Stichopus tremulus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Stichopus vastus Sluiter, 1887

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Stichopus vastus
[Zebrafish]

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Indo-Pacific excluding Ha
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Thelenota ananas (Jaeger, 1833)

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Thelenota ananas
[Prickly redfish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Thelenota anax Clark, 1921

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Thelenota anax
[Amber fish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Thelenota rubralineata Massin & Lane, 1991

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Thelenota rubralineata
[Red-striped sea cucumber]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Apostichopus californicus California sea cucumber Eastern Pacific. 7.5 TL 1857
Apostichopus japonicus Japanese sea cucumber Northwest Pacific 30 TL 1867
Apostichopus johnsoni Eastern Central Pacific
Apostichopus leukothele Giant orange sea cucumber Eastern Pacific
Apostichopus multidentis Northwest Pacific
Apostichopus nigripunctatus Northwest Pacific
Apostichopus nipponensis Northwest Pacific
Apostichopus parvimensis Warty sea cucumber Eastern Central Pacific 25 TL
Astichopus multifidus Furry sea cucumber Western Central Atlantic 50 TL 1910
Australostichopus mollis Brown mottled sea cucumber Southwest Pacific and Wes 36 TL 1872
Eostichopus arnesoni Western Central Atlantic. 45 TL 1982
Isostichopus badionotus Chocolate chip sea cucumber Western Atlantic 20 TL 1867
Isostichopus fuscus Brown sea cucumber Eastern Pacific 31 TL 1985
Isostichopus macroparentheses Western Central Atlantic 12 TL 1922
Istichopus badionotus Atlantic Ocean.
Neostichopus grammatus Western Indian Ocean 1923
Parastichopus nigripunctatus Northwest Pacific
Parastichopus regalis Royale cucumber Atlantic and the Mediterr 35 TL 1817
Parastichopus tremulus Arctic and Northeast Atla 1767
Stichopus anapinusus Indo-West Pacific. 1885
Stichopus chloronotus Greenfish Indo-Pacific, excluding P 40 TL 1835
Stichopus ellipes Indo-West Pacific 1938
Stichopus flaccus Northwest Pacific 1980
Stichopus herrmanni Curryfish herrmanni Indo-West Pacific. 55 TL 1868
Stichopus horrens Selenka's sea cucumber Indo-Pacific. 90 TL 1867
Stichopus ludwigi Eastern Indian Ocean 1919
Stichopus macraparentheses Eastern Indian Ocean 1922
Stichopus monotuberculatus Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1833
Stichopus naso Indo-West Pacific. 1868
Stichopus noctivagus Night-wandering sea cucumber Western Central Pacific 20 TL 1980
Stichopus ocellatus Ocellated sea cucumber Indo-West Pacific. 33 TL 2002
Stichopus paradoxus Australia. 1885
Stichopus pseudohorrens Western Indian Ocean. Pa 1967
Stichopus quadrifasciatus Western Central Pacific 1999
Stichopus rubermaculosus Western Central Pacific 2002
Stichopus sitchaensis Western Central Pacific 1835
Stichopus tremulus Western Central Pacific
Stichopus vastus Zebrafish Indo-West Pacific. 31 TL 1887
Thelenota ananas Prickly redfish Indo-Pacific excluding Ha 80 TL 1833
Thelenota anax Amber fish Indo-West Pacific 100 TL 1921
Thelenota rubralineata Red-striped sea cucumber Indo-West Pacific 50 TL 1991



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