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- Holothuriida
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Holothuria rigida (Selenka, 1867)
Rigid sea cucumber| Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 |
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Holothuroidea | Holothuriida | Holothuriidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 81020). Tropical
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii, western coasts of North America; the Panamanian region; Galapagos Island, Philippines and the West Indies.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 800)
This is a burrowing species that is usually found under rubble and sand (Ref. 85218). Species of the genus Holothuria are generally mobile deposit feeders (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.
Main reference
References | Coordinator | Collaborators
Schoppe, S. 2000. (Ref. 800)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 May 2010
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref. 115969): 23.7 - 29.2, mean 28 (based on 2899 cells).
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.