Global knowledge on the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria scabra

JF Hamel, I Eeckhaut, C Conand, J Sun… - Advances in marine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Holothuria scabra is one of the most intensively studied holothuroids, or sea cucumbers
(Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), having been discussed in the literature since the early 19th …

[PDF][PDF] Growth, Survival, and Behavior of Early Juvenile Sandfish Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1883) in Response to Feed Types and Salinity Levels under Laboratory …

MLM Magcanta, MB Sornito… - Philippine Journal of …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Sargassum and Navicula sp. with a survival rate of at least 71%. The highest growth rate
(GR) and survival were observed with ambient salinity, followed by 40, 25, and 20 ppt …

Differences in gut microbial diversity and composition between growth phenotypes of farmed juvenile sandfish, Holothuria scabra

JA Tabardillo Jr, MA Juinio-Meñez, AM Reitzel… - BMC microbiology, 2025 - Springer
Background The observed growth variability of different aquaculture species in captivity
hinders its large-scale production. For the sandfish Holothuria scabra, a tropical sea …

Effects of stocking density and shelter on the behavior, growth, and survival of Stichopus cf. horrens juveniles

JCR Salva, MJ Slater, MA Juinio-Meñez - Aquaculture, 2025 - Elsevier
Stichopus cf. horrens is an emerging sea cucumber species in tropical aquaculture.
However, stocking density must be optimized. This study investigated the effects of stocking …

Complex patterns of genetic structure in the sea cucumber Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra from the Philippines: implications for aquaculture and fishery management

MM Lal, DAS Macahig, MA Juinio-Meñez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The sandfish Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra, is a high-value tropical sea cucumber harvested
from wild stocks for over four centuries in multi-species fisheries across its Indo-Pacific …

Factors affecting the spatio-temporal variability in the production of sandfish Holothuria scabra juveniles in floating hapa ocean nursery systems

JP Altamirano, MJ Sinsona, OJC Caasi, WH Uy… - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
Hatchery production of the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra or sandfish has been
successfully demonstrated in various countries, especially during the past decade. However …

Effects of Cleaning Interval, Hapa Layers and Stocking Density on Growth Performance of Sandfish Holothuria scabra Juveniles in Ocean‐Based Nursery Production …

JRL Gacura, JRC Gorospe… - … , Fish and Fisheries, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The mass production of release‐size H. scabra juveniles in the Philippines is primarily done
in a floating hapa ocean‐based nursery systems. To optimize its production, understanding …

Artificial rearing of Actinopyga lecanora (Holothuroidea: Holothuriida) with spawning induction using relaxin: Lecithotrophic short larval period

I Tanita, T Sanda, T Iwasaki, K Ohno, M Yoshikuni - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial rearing techniques of larvae and juveniles of the tropical sea cucumber, Actinopyga
lecanora were developed for the first time. Broodstock individuals were collected in …

Can commercially available mosquito nets be used for rearing sandfish (Holothuria scabra) juveniles in floating ocean nursery?

JRL Gacura, RR Rescordado… - Marine & Fishery …, 2023 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Este estudio investiga el potencial de los mosquiteros disponibles localmente como un
material alternativo para los criaderos de pepinos de mar en el océano. Los mosquiteros …

Is culture performance of juvenile sandfish, Holothuria scabra, in ocean-based nursery systems influenced by proximity to milkfish (Chanos chanos) farms and hapa …

JRC Gorospe, MA Juinio-Meñez, PC Southgate - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
The impacts of proximity to milkfish farms (ie 'close','intermediate'and 'distant') and different
hapa net mesh sizes (ie 400 μm and 1 mm) on periphyton characteristics and growth …