Parastichopus regalis Bilding sea cucumber, royale cucumber

Parastichopus regalis is commonly referred to as Bilding sea cucumber, royale cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

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lexID:

6104 

AphiaID:

149898 

Scientific:

Parastichopus regalis 

German:

Königs-Seewalze, Königs-Seegurke 

English:

Bilding Sea Cucumber, Royale Cucumber 

Category:

Sjøpølser 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Synallactida (Order) > Stichopodidae (Family) > Parastichopus (Genus) > regalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1817 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Bay of Biscay, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Africa, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

up to 13.78" (35 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Sediment feeder 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Parastichopus regalis
  Königs-Seewalze, Königs-Seegurke
• 
  Parastichopus tremulus
  Rote Seegurke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-26 18:03:45 

Last edit:

2013-09-26 18:03:45 

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