Family

Common name: Sea Cucumbers

Scientific name: Cucumariidae

Cucumariidae is a family of sea cucumbers found in various marine environments. Members of this family are detritivores, playing a crucial role in the ecosystem by recycling nutrients. They are generally peaceful and can be kept in larger reef or fish-only aquariums. They require a sand bed for burrowing and organic matter to feed on. Their presence can help maintain a clean substrate and provide a more natural environment for other inhabitants.

  1. Pink warty sea cucumber
    Common name: Red box sea cucumber
    Scientific name: Cercodemas anceps
  2. Sea cucumber
    Common name: Sea Cucumber
    Scientific name: Colochirus crassus
  3. Prickly sea cucumber, Fury Shoal, Red Sea, Egypt
    Common name: Thorny sea cucumber
    Scientific name: Colochirus quadrangularis
  4. Colochirus robustus - Gelbe Seewalze im Komodo Nationalpark
    Common name: robust sea cucumber
    Scientific name: Colochirus robustus
  5. Sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) eating from the fish tank glass with blurred background
    Common name: sea apple
    Scientific name: Pseudocolochirus violaceus