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Aquaculture of sea cucumbers. Sea cucumbers are usually scavengers which feed on the debris on the sea floor. Sea cucumber stocks have been overexploited in the wild, resulting in incentives to grow them by aquaculture. Aquaculture means the sea cucumbers are farmed in contained areas where they can be cultured in a controlled manner.
Thelenota ananas, a giant sea cucumber from the Indo-Pacific tropics. Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (/ ˌhɒləˌθjʊəˈrɔɪdiə, ˌhoʊ -/ HOL-ə-thure-OY-dee-ə, HOHL-). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. They are found on the sea floor worldwide.
Cherbonnier, 1980. Holothuria (Microthele) fuscogilva, also known as the white teatfish or white teeth, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Microthele. [3] The cucumber is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific ocean. The species is vulnerable to over-exploitation from commercial fishing.
McCune–Reischauer. haesam. Sea cucumbers are marine animals of the class Holothuroidea. They can be used as food, in fresh or dried form, in various cuisines. In some cultural contexts the sea cucumber is thought to have medicinal value. The creature and the food product are commonly known as bêche-de-mer in French, from Portuguese bicho do ...
I. fuscus. Binomial name. Isostichopus fuscus. (Ludwig, 1875) Isostichopus fuscus, commonly known as the brown sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Stichopodidae [1] native to the eastern Pacific. [2] It was first described to science by German biologist Hubert Ludwig in 1875.
Stichopus cylindricus Haacke, 1880. Stichopus hirotai Mitsukuri, 1912. Stichopus chloronotus is a species of sea cucumber. Common names include the greenfish sea cucumber, the spiky sea cucumber and the black knobby sea cucumber. [3] It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. It has a wide range and is abundant and the IUCN lists it as being of ...
Sea cucumbers within the family Chiridotidae, feed on benthic sediments causing a change within the stability and stratification of the sediment. The benthic sediments that they consume as food contain fungal, bacterial, and detrital organic matter. The availability of food is the main driver for the Chiridotidae to move around the seafloor.
Australostichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Stichopodidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Australostichopus mollis, [ 2] commonly known as the brown sea cucumber or Australasian sea cucumber. [ 3] This species has stimulated interest for its fishery potential in the Southern Hemisphere, [ 4] and for its ...