Actinopyga mauritiana Surf redfish

Actinopyga mauritianais commonly referred to as Surf redfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Gianemilio Rusconi, Italien

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lexID:: 8305
AphiaID:: 208956

Scientific:: Actinopyga mauritiana
German:: Mauretanische Seewalze
English:: Surf Redfish

Category:: Sea Cucumbers

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Holothuriida (Order) > Holothuriidae (Family) > Actinopyga (Genus) > mauritiana (Species)
Initial determination:: (Quoy & Gaimard, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kiribati, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tasmania (Australia), Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 35 Meter
Size:: 7.87" - 13.78" (20cm - 35cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Detritus, Invertebrates, Suspension feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Vulnerable (VU)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Actinopyga agassizii
Fünfzahn-Seegurke
Actinopyga albonigra
Actinopyga bacilla
Actinopyga bannwarthi
Actinopyga caerulea
Blaue Seewalze
Actinopyga capillata
Actinopyga crassa
Actinopyga echinites
Seewalze
Actinopyga flammea
Seewalze
Actinopyga fusca
Actinopyga lecanora
Seegurke
Actinopyga mauritiana
Mauretanische Seewalze
Actinopyga miliaris
Actinopyga obesa
Actinopyga palauensis
Palau Seewalze
Actinopyga serratidens
Actinopyga spinea
Actinopyga varians

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-04-29 12:33:59
Last edit:: 2022-07-10 10:44:53

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(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

A. mauritiana have patches of chestnut brown and white - usually white patches below.

Synonyms:
Holothuria mauritiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Muelleria mauritiana (Quoy & Gaimard)

Scientific paper

Spawning induction of three tropical sea cucumbers, Holothuria scabra, H. fuscogilva and Actinopyga mauritiana, Stephen C Battaglene; J.Evizel Seymour; Christian Ramofafia; Idris Lane, 2002
Growth of juvenile Actinopyga mauritiana (Holothuroidea) in captivity, Christain Ramofafia; Timothy P. Foyle; Johann D. Bell, 1997

External links

Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Gianemilio Rusconi, Wadi Gimal, Ägypten

White-Spotted Sea Cucumber (Actinopyga mauritiana) Coconut Coast, Kauai 2015

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