Holothuria arguinensis

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| image = Cohombro de mar pardo (Holothuria arguinensis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 34.jpg

| genus = Holothuria

| species = arguinensis

| authority = Koehler & Vaney, 1906

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File:Cohombros de mar pardos (Holothuria arguinensis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 72.jpg

Holothuria arguinensis is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae and subgenus Roweothuria. It is found in waters off the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. According to some scholarly research, the species is actively expanding its range and colonizing the south-eastern coast of Spain.

The species lives on sandy and seagrass beds in shallow waters and up to depths of 52 meters. It has a rigid and somewhat cylindrical body. A mature specimen can be 35 cm long and weigh 270 grams. Spawning is in summer to autumn. Reproduction success depends on environmental factors, primarily availability of daylight and water temperature – other likely factors include abundance of food, tidal flow and water salinity. The species is a fishery resource and in demand in Asian markets.

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{{Cite web|title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria arguinensis Koehler & Vaney, 1906|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732218|access-date=2020-08-07|website=www.marinespecies.org}}

{{Cite web|title=Holothuria arguinensis|url=https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Holothuria-arguinensis.html|access-date=2020-08-07|website=www.sealifebase.se}}

{{Cite journal|last1=Marquet|first1=Nathalie|last2=Conand|first2=Chantal|last3=Power|first3=Deborah M.|last4=Canário|first4=Adelino V. M.|last5=González-Wangüemert|first5=Mercedes|date=2017-07-01|title=Sea cucumbers, Holothuria arguinensis and H. mammata, from the southern Iberian Peninsula: Variation in reproductive activity between populations from different habitats|url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783617300747|journal=Fisheries Research|language=en|volume=191|pages=120–130|doi=10.1016/j.fishres.2017.03.007|bibcode=2017FishR.191..120M |issn=0165-7836|hdl=10400.1/13089|hdl-access=free}} [http://www.meercas.com/upload/201705/13/201705131906160301.pdf PDF link]

{{cite journal|author1=Mercedes González-Wangüemert|author2=Giomar Borrero-Pérez|date=August 2012|title=A new record of Holothuria arguinensis colonizing the Mediterranean Sea|journal=Marine Biodiversity Records|volume=5|issue=E105|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/marine-biodiversity-records/article/abs/new-record-of-holothuria-arguinensis-colonizing-the-mediterranean-sea/293FA36174A5E4887D225ECA542A34C3|doi=10.1017/S1755267212000887|bibcode=2012MBdR....5E.105G |access-date=October 3, 2021|url-access=subscription}}

{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VfMhEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA65|title=Sea Cucumbers: Aquaculture, Biology and Ecology|editor1=Mohamed Mohsen|editor2=Hongsheng Yang|publisher=Elsevier Science|year=2021|access-date=October 3, 2021|isbn=9780128243985|pages=65–66}}

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External links

{{cite journal|author1=Jorge A. Domínguez-Godino|author2=Mercedes González-Wangüemert|date=March 2019|title=Holothuria arguinensis: as new sea cucumber species for aquaculture|journal=SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin|publisher=SPC Coastal Fisheries Programme|issue=39|pages=60–64|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332572238|issn=1025-4943}}

Category:Holothuriidae

Category:Animals described in 1906