Holothuroidea |
Dendrochirotida |
Sclerodactylidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 865). Temperate
Pacific Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
It is found on rocky substrate in low intertidal areas to a depth of 15 meters. Its tentacles are retracted during daylight hours (Ref. 865).
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.
Sept, J.D. 2008 Common seashore creatures of the Pacific Northwest. Canada, Calypso Publishing, 95p. (Ref. 94194)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.4 - 18.6, mean 11.9 (based on 643 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.