Holothuroidea |
Holothuriida |
Holothuriidae
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
Asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 35 m (Referencia 122), usually 1 - 3 m (Referencia 92930). Tropical; 32°N - 36°S, 30°E - 124°W
Indo-Pacific.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?, range 22 - ? cm Max length : 35.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Referencia 122); common length : 20.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Referencia 122); peso máximo publicado: 1.5 kg (Referencia 104244)
Maximum width: 10 cm (Ref. 418). Body wall thickness: 0.6 cm. Body elongate, arched dorsally (bivium and flattened ventrally (trivium). Bivium sometimes wrinkled; wider in the middle; and tapering towards both ends. Papillae on bivium long and slender. Podia numerous on trivium, stout and crowded on the radii and interadii; calcareous disc of podia around 500 micrometer in diameter. Mouth ventral, surrounded by 25 short and stout tentacles, with a large collar of long papillae at their base. Anus surrounded by 25 stout anal teeth. Calcareous ring showing large radial pieces and interradials with triangular top. Cuvierian tubules few (10), short pink, and never expelled. Color of bivium variable, usually dark brown, with more or less distinct whitish spots. Trivium grains, rods bearing small spines, and denticulate pseudo-plates; dorsal tegument without grains, but with rosettes and denticulate rods; podia with some spinous rods and large rosettes. Tentacles with large rods bearing small spines.
Maximum depth from Ref. 122570'>122570. Harvested by artisanal fisheries throughout the Western Central Pacific, but probably less frequently than other species of Actinopyga. Collected by hand while wading on the reef at low tide. Processed product is not distinguished from those of other Actinopyga species; moderate commercial value. Prefers coral habitats (Ref. 122152'>122152). Dwelling in very shallow waters, rarely found in depths of more than 20 m; mostly on outer reef flats of barrier reefs and fringing reefs exposed to strong hydrodynamism (Ref. 122). In subtidal reefs (Ref. 99447) and sandy lagoons (Ref. 122152'>122152). Occasionally found in seagrass beds, attached to coral stones. Active both day and night. Feeds on detritus lying on hard reef substrates (Ref. 92930). Most abundant in the surf zone where populations can reach high densities more than 1 per square meter (Ref. 122).
Sexual reproduction takes place during warm season. A species with a high potential fecundity and early sexual maturity (Ref. 122).
Conand, C. 1998 Holothurians (sea cucumbers, Class Holothuroidea). p. 1157-1190. In Carpenter, K.E. and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 2. Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. FAO Rome. (Referencia 122)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN
(Referencia 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Estatus CITES (Referencia 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Referencia 116361)
Not Evaluated
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
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Más información
Ecología TróficaAlimentos (presas)
Composición de la dieta
consumo de alimento
Despredadores
FisiologíaConsumo del oxígeno
Relacionados con el ser humanoSellos, monedas, varios
Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Resiliencia
(Ref. 69278): |
Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.12) |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera
(Referencia 71543) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). |
Categoría de precios
(Referencia 80766): |
Unknown. |
