Apostichopus parvimensis

Warty sea cucumber
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis, San Diego, CA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis, Channel Islands, USA, Photo: Olivia Johnson
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis, Monterey, USA, Photo: Olivia Johnson
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis, Channel Islands, USA, Photo: Olivia Johnson
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis, Monterey, USA, Photo: Olivia Johnson
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Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis
Apostichopus parvimensis

Distribution


Description

Body is chestnut brown dorsally, and much paler below. Conical papillae are tipped with black, unlike similar species A. californicus which exhibits red-tipped papillae. 


Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: 14.8-22.1°C

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Vulnerable

Occurrence: Widespread (69.6% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Large aggregations (692 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.