EN — Endangered

Apostichopus japonicus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ECHINODERMATA

Class

HOLOTHUROIDEA

Order

ASPIDOCHIROTIDA

Family

STICHOPODIDAE

Genus

Apostichopus

Apostichopus japonicus belongs to the family STICHOPODIDAE, order ASPIDOCHIROTIDA, within the HOLOTHUROIDEA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine intertidalMajorMarine neriticMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Marine & freshwater aquaculture

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species management

Legislation

Policies and regulations

06 — Range

Found in 10 Countries

Australia China France Italy Japan Russia South Korea Türkiye United Kingdom United States

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Apostichopus japonicus (Apostichopus japonicus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/japanese-spiky-sea-cucumber

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