EN — Endangered

Holothuria scabra

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

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

ECHINODERMATA

Class

HOLOTHUROIDEA

Order

ASPIDOCHIROTIDA

Family

HOLOTHURIIDAE

Genus

Holothuria

Holothuria scabra belongs to the family HOLOTHURIIDAE, order ASPIDOCHIROTIDA, within the HOLOTHUROIDEA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Forest - Subtropical/tropical mangrove vegetationMajorMarine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine intertidalMajorMarine neriticMajorWetlands (inland) - Permanent freshwater lakesMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Endangered

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

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Legislation

Community

Community Sightings

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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 (2025). Holothuria scabra (Holothuria scabra). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/sandfish

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