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Family: Stichopodidae

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Max. Length 7.5 cm TL

Apostichopus californicus
[California sea cucumber]

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Apostichopus japonicus
[Japanese sea cucumber]

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Apostichopus johnsoni
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Apostichopus leukothele
[Giant orange sea cucumber]

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Apostichopus multidentis
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Apostichopus nigripunctatus
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Apostichopus nipponensis
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Apostichopus parvimensis
[Warty sea cucumber]

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Astichopus multifidus
[Furry sea cucumber]

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Australostichopus mollis
[Brown mottled sea cucumber]

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Max. Length 45 cm TL

Eostichopus arnesoni
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Isostichopus badionotus
[Chocolate chip sea cucumber]

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Isostichopus fuscus
[Brown sea cucumber]

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Max. Length 12 cm TL

Isostichopus macroparentheses
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Istichopus badionotus
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Neostichopus grammatus
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Parastichopus nigripunctatus
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Parastichopus regalis
[Royale cucumber]

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Parastichopus tremulus
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Stichopus anapinusus
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Stichopus chloronotus
[Greenfish]

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Stichopus ellipes
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Stichopus flaccus
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Stichopus herrmanni
[Curryfish herrmanni]

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Stichopus horrens
[Selenka's sea cucumber]

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Stichopus ludwigi
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Stichopus macraparentheses
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Stichopus monotuberculatus
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Stichopus naso
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Max. Length 20 cm TL

Stichopus noctivagus
[Night-wandering sea cucumber]

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Stichopus ocellatus
[Ocellated sea cucumber]

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Stichopus paradoxus
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Stichopus pseudohorrens
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Stichopus quadrifasciatus
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Stichopus rubermaculosus
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Stichopus sitchaensis
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Stichopus tremulus
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Stichopus vastus
[Zebrafish]

Photo by Purcell, Steven

Thelenota ananas
[Prickly redfish]

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Thelenota anax
[Amber fish]

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Thelenota rubralineata
[Red-striped sea cucumber]

Scientific Name Apostichopus californicus Apostichopus japonicus Apostichopus johnsoni Apostichopus leukothele Apostichopus multidentis Apostichopus nigripunctatus Apostichopus nipponensis Apostichopus parvimensis Astichopus multifidus Australostichopus mollis Eostichopus arnesoni Isostichopus badionotus Isostichopus fuscus Isostichopus macroparentheses Istichopus badionotus Neostichopus grammatus Parastichopus nigripunctatus Parastichopus regalis Parastichopus tremulus Stichopus anapinusus Stichopus chloronotus Stichopus ellipes Stichopus flaccus Stichopus herrmanni Stichopus horrens Stichopus ludwigi Stichopus macraparentheses Stichopus monotuberculatus Stichopus naso Stichopus noctivagus Stichopus ocellatus Stichopus paradoxus Stichopus pseudohorrens Stichopus quadrifasciatus Stichopus rubermaculosus Stichopus sitchaensis Stichopus tremulus Stichopus vastus Thelenota ananas Thelenota anax Thelenota rubralineata	English Name Amber fish Brown mottled sea cucumber Brown sea cucumber California sea cucumber Chocolate chip sea cucumber Curryfish herrmanni Furry sea cucumber Giant orange sea cucumber Greenfish Japanese sea cucumber Night-wandering sea cucumber Ocellated sea cucumber Prickly redfish Red-striped sea cucumber Royale cucumber Selenka's sea cucumber Warty sea cucumber Zebrafish	Distribution Arctic and Northeast Atla Atlantic Atlantic and the Mediterr Atlantic Ocean. Australia. Eastern Central Pacific Eastern Indian Ocean Eastern Pacific Eastern Pacific. Indo-Pacific, excluding P Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific. Tropical a Indo-Pacific excluding Ha Indo-West Pacific Indo-West Pacific. Northwest Pacific Southwest Pacific and Wes Western Central Atlantic Western Central Atlantic. Western Central Pacific Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean. Pa	Max. Length 7.5 TL 12 TL 20 TL 25 TL 30 TL 31 TL 33 TL 35 TL 36 TL 40 TL 45 TL 50 TL 55 TL 80 TL 90 TL 100 TL	Year 1767 1817 1833 1835 1857 1867 1868 1872 1885 1887 1910 1919 1921 1922 1923 1938 1967 1980 1982 1985 1991 1999 2002

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