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Giant Red Sea Cucumber — scientific illustration for CDFW

Published on the CDFW Marine Species Portal. Signed C. makeyev.

Scientific illustration

Giant Red Sea Cucumber

Apostichopus californicus

Invertebrates Commercial Enhanced Status Report
CDFW record
Scientific nameApostichopus californicus
Other common namesCalifornia sea cucumber
GroupInvertebrate
California rangeNorth Coast, Central Coast, South Coast
FisheryCommercial
Gear usedHand, Trawl
Management statusActive

Species facts on this page are the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's own record for Giant Red Sea Cucumber, read from their Marine Species Portal. The illustration was painted for the Department.