Sea cucumbers are soft-bodied echinoderms. They have the ability to mutilate and regenerate their own bodies. Sea cucumbers are ocean dwellers, and can live up to 10 years in the wild.National Geographic: Sea Cucumber Profile
Classification
- Order: Aspidochirontida
- Family: Stichopidae
- Genus: Parastichpus californicus
- Type: InvertebrateNational Geographic: Albatross Profile
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Fast Facts
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Habitat
Oceans
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Diet
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Size
Size: 0.75 in to 6.5 ft (2 to 200 cm)National Geographic: Albatross Profile
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Average lifespan
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Fact:
Echinoderms
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Fact:
Eat algae, minute aquatic animals, waste materialsNational Geographic: Albatross Profile
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Predators
Fish and other marine mammals
