Euapta godeffroyi Lion's paw sea cucumber

Euapta godeffroyiis commonly referred to as Lion's paw sea cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6225 

AphiaID:

210968 

Scientific:

Euapta godeffroyi 

German:

Godeffroy´s Seegurke 

English:

Lion's Paw Sea Cucumber 

Category:

Sea Cucumbers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Apodida (Order) > Synaptidae (Family) > Euapta (Genus) > godeffroyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Semper, ), 1868 

Occurrence:

Australia, China, Costa Rica, East Africa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Galapagos Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Réunion , South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles, 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 - 77 Meter 

Size:

15.75" - 59.06" (40cm - 150cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 77 °F (20°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Suspension feeder 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Euapta godeffroyi
  Godeffroy´s Seegurke
• 
  Euapta lappa
  Seegurke
• Euapta magna
• Euapta tahitiensis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-16 13:31:46 

Last edit:

2023-01-31 13:39:33 

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