Holothuroidea |
Holothuriida |
Holothuriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 129602). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Oman and Madagascar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 634); common length : 0.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Found in waters less than 30m. Dwells on soft substrates. Reported near coral, algal, and seaweed communities. Feeds on organic matter (Ref. 129602).
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.
UNEP-WCMC. 2003. (Ref. 485)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.