Isostichopus fuscus Brown Sea Cucumber

Isostichopus fuscus is commonly referred to as Brown Sea Cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3752 

AphiaID:

529516 

Scientific:

Isostichopus fuscus 

German:

Braune Seewalze 

English:

Brown Sea Cucumber 

Category:

Sjøpølser 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Synallactida (Order) > Stichopodidae (Family) > Isostichopus (Genus) > fuscus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ludwig, ), 1875 

Occurrence:

El Salvador, Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, North Pacific (Ocean), Panama, Peru, USA 

Sea depth:

0 - 40 Meter 

Size:

9.06" - 15.75" (23cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix III (Individuals or corresponding products from the mentioned country require an export permit, from other countries a certificate of origin is required) 

Red List:

Endangered (EN) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Isostichopus badionotus
  Variable Seewalze, Drei-Reihen-Seewalze
• 
  Isostichopus fuscus
  Braune Seewalze
• Isostichopus macroparentheses

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-06-13 10:27:05 

Last edit:

2022-07-10 12:57:42 

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