Holothuria nobilis
Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis, the black teatfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria. The cucumber is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-pacific ocean.[3] It was first described by Emil Selenka in 1867.[4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. nobilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867) | |
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Description
The cucumber inhabits shallow waters near islands and reefs. Members of the species are blackish-brown and grey in color, and mature adults can weight between 1.7 and 4 kilograms.[5]
Use as food
Like the related white teatfish, the black teatfish is part of a commercial fishery across its range and the cucumber is regularly consumed as a food.[5] The species can be collected off the seafloor using diving suits or while skindiving, making the species very vulnerable to overfishing.[5] The species is considered endangered in the Indian Ocean.[6]
References
- Conand, C., Purcell, S., Gamboa, R. & Toral-Granda, T.-G. 2013. Holothuria nobilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T180326A1615368. Downloaded on 29 August 2020.
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- "Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis (Selenka, 1867)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- "Holothuria nobilis, black teatfish : fisheries". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- Purcell, Steven; Branch, Trevor A. "How to hunt a species to extinction". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-08-11.