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Apostichopus californicus California Sea Cucumber

Apostichopus californicus is commonly referred to as California Sea Cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Roger Steeb, USA

California Sea Cucumber (Stichopus californicus), Francisco Island,British Columbia 2009


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lexID:
10302 
AphiaID:
529363 
Scientific:
Apostichopus californicus 
German:
Kalifornische Seewalze 
English:
California Sea Cucumber 
Category:
Zeekomkommers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Synallactida (Order) > Stichopodidae (Family) > Apostichopus (Genus) > californicus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Stimpson, ), 1857 
Occurrence:
Alaska East Coast USA, British Columbia, Canada Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 250 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 19.69" (50 cm) 
Temperature:
33.8 °F - 71.6 °F (1°C - 22°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Plankton, Sediment feeder 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-08-06 19:32:01 

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Apostichopus californicus (Stimpson, 1857)

Apostichopus californicus, commonly known as The giant California sea cucumber, can grow to a length of 50 cm and a width of 5 cm. It has a soft, cylindrical body, with red-brown to yellowish leathery skin.Apostichopus californicus is nocturnal.

The giant California sea cucumber is a scavenger,feeds on plankton and other organic matter.

Synonymised names
Holothuria californica Stimpson, 1857 · unaccepted
Parastichopus californicus (Stimpson, 1857) · unaccepted
Stichopus californicus (Stimpson, 1857) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Biodiversity of the Central Coast (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Parastichopus californicus, Trinidad, Indian Beach 2015
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Apostichopus californicus,Cadboro Bay, Saanich, BC, Canada 2026
Apostichopus californicus,Cadboro Bay, Saanich, BC, Canada 2026
California Sea Cucumber (Stichopus californicus), Francisco Island,British Columbia 2009
Apostichopus californicus,2019

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