Bohadschia koellikeri, Mottled sea cucumber
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Bohadschia koellikeri   (Semper, 1868)

Mottled sea cucumber
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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 30 - 30 m (Ref. 85218).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: New Caledonia and Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85218)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found within the sediments of reef flats and forereef slopes up to a depth of 30 m. It releases milky white, pointed Cuvierian tubules in large quantities when disturbed (Ref. 85218).

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

Kerr, A.M., K. Netchy and A.M. Gawel 2006 Survey of the shallow-water sea cucumbers of the central Philippines. University of Guam Marine Laboratory, Technical Report No. 119, 56 p. (Ref. 85218)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Data deficient (DD) ; 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

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).