Holothuroidea | Elasipodida
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 30.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 456); common length : 0.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Benthic; depth range 3852 - 4189 m (Ref. 454)
Climate / Range
Pacific, Antarctic and Indian Ocean.
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 (Ref. 833).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 114614)
CITES status (Ref. 94142)
Threat to humans
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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)