Save the Holothurian!
Alexis Martin
Natural habitat or geographical area
Galapagos, this species prefers rocky habitats
In Baja California and mainland Mexico
Also mainland of Ecuador
Threats
In Panama, El Salvador, and Costa Rica there is illegal fishing and an additional threat is the harvesting of mature adults for brood stock in aquaculture
Conservation efforts
Fisheries for this species are banned in Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, and El Salvador