Holothuroidea |
Apodida |
Chiridotidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 2000 - 2830 m (Ref. 474). Tropical
Central Pacific: Manus and North Fiji basins and East-Pacific Ridge.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 474); common length : 0.0 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Opportunistic. Lives on different biotopes, e.g., gastropod and mussel beds, barnacle fields, rock cracks. Has the ability to switch between suspension- and deposit-feeding (Ref. 474).
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.
Smirnov, A.V., A.V. Gebruk, S.V. Galkin and T. Shank. 2000. (Ref. 474)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 1.8 - 1.9, mean 1.9 (based on 14 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (16 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.