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Labidodemas rugosum (Ludwig 1875)

Labidodemas rugosum

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Labidodemas rugosum is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae.[2] It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region.[1]

Description

Labidodemas rugosum has a distinctive white-pink hue. It is covered in long pinkish-white papillae.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Labidodemas rugosum is found off the coasts of Asia and Africa, in the tropical Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from the Red Sea, the east coast of Africa and Madagascar, to India and the Maldives, to Indonesia, northern Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia, New Guinea and other island groups in the western Pacific. It is found in coral reefs, at depths between 0 and 5 m (0 and 20 ft).[1]

Status

Labidodemas rugosum is uncommon, but widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific, and not widely fished. Due to this, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of this sea cucumber as least concern.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Conand, C.; Gamboa, R.; Purcell, S. (2013). "Labidodemas rugosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T180399A1625760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T180399A1625760.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Vanden Berghe, Edward (2019). "Labidodemas rugosum (Ludwig, 1875)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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Labidodemas rugosum: Brief Summary

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Labidodemas rugosum is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region.

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Description

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Description: skin rather thin, clear yellow-brown. Podia yellow, ventrally arranged in three rows (the median double), dorsally scattered and much smaller. Tables abundant; the edge of their disc usually has some short points; the spire is rather high and narrow, with acute apical points. Buttons without knobs and with 4-6 pairs of holes. Small rods and perforated plates in the podia (Tortonese, 1980). General distribution: Indian and Pacific Oceans (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, shallow waters (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Also distributed in Maldive area, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). Ecology: benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995).

Reference

2. Huxley, A. (1997) The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan Reference Limited, London.

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