Pseudocnella insolens
Red-breasted Sea Cucumber | Red-chested Sea Cucumber
Distribution
Temperate Africa
Description
Small, orange-red sea cucumber, often seen with branching feeding arms extended, which it uses to catch plankton as it drifts past, which it then transfers to the mouth. Usually seen in large colonies.
Information
Max Size: N/A cm
Sea Temperature Range: 14.8-22.3°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: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (66.7% 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 (2954 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields