| Holothuria nobilis | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. nobilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Holothuria nobilis (
Selenka, 1867)
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| Synonyms | |
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Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis, the black teatfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria. The sea cucumber is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-pacific ocean. [3] It was first described by Emil Selenka in 1867. [4]
Description
The cucumber inhabits shallow waters near islands and reefs. Members of the species are blackish-brown and grey in colour, and mature adults can weight between 1.7 and 4 kilograms. [5]
Use as food
Like the related white teatfish, the black teatfish is part of a commercial fishery across its range and the cucumber is regularly consumed as a food. [5] The species can be collected off the seafloor using diving suits or while skindiving, making the species very vulnerable to overfishing. [5] The species is considered endangered in the Indian Ocean. [6]
References
- ^ Conand, C., Purcell, S., Gamboa, R. & Toral-Granda, T.-G. 2013. Holothuria nobilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T180326A1615368. Downloaded on 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis (Selenka, 1867)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ a b c "Holothuria nobilis, black teatfish : fisheries". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Purcell, Steven; Branch, Trevor A. "How to hunt a species to extinction". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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| Holothuria nobilis | |
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|
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|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. nobilis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Holothuria nobilis (
Selenka, 1867)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis, the black teatfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria. The sea cucumber is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-pacific ocean. [3] It was first described by Emil Selenka in 1867. [4]
Description
The cucumber inhabits shallow waters near islands and reefs. Members of the species are blackish-brown and grey in colour, and mature adults can weight between 1.7 and 4 kilograms. [5]
Use as food
Like the related white teatfish, the black teatfish is part of a commercial fishery across its range and the cucumber is regularly consumed as a food. [5] The species can be collected off the seafloor using diving suits or while skindiving, making the species very vulnerable to overfishing. [5] The species is considered endangered in the Indian Ocean. [6]
References
- ^ Conand, C., Purcell, S., Gamboa, R. & Toral-Granda, T.-G. 2013. Holothuria nobilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T180326A1615368. Downloaded on 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis (Selenka, 1867)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ a b c "Holothuria nobilis, black teatfish : fisheries". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Purcell, Steven; Branch, Trevor A. "How to hunt a species to extinction". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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| This article about a sea cucumber is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |