Holothuroidea |
Dendrochirotida |
Cucumariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 5 - 462 m (Ref. 87801). Subtropical
Antarctica, Sub-Antarctic Islands, Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87801)
Found on biogenic substrates, e.g., Macrocystis fronds, primnoid gorgonians and polychaete tubes) in shallow waters of channels and open and exposed coasts (Ref. 87801).
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.
Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra. 2009. (Ref. 87801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.9 - 11.8, mean 7.4 (based on 52 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.