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

Holothuroidea | Synallactida | Stichopodidae

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

Benthic; depth range 20 - 53 m (Ref. 491). Temperate; 29°S - 53°S, 112°W - 179°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Pacific and Western Indian Ocean: New Zealand and southern Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 36.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 492); max. published weight: 300.00 g (Ref. 124274)

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

Mladenov, P.V. and A. Campbell. 1998. (Ref. 491)

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

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 May 2010

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Fisheries: commercial
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Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.37).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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