Holothuroidea |
Aspidochirotida |
Stichopodidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 61 m (Ref. 83942). Tropical
Eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Deposit-feeders (Ref. 481). 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).
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 (Ref. 833).
CITES. 2009. (Ref. 82577)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.5 - 28.9, mean 26.4 (based on 40 cells).
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