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Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida): first record of a highly valued sea cucumber, in the Persian Gulf, Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2012

Abdul-Reza Dabbagh ,
Musa Keshavarz ,
Dariush Mohammadikia ,
Majid Afkhami  and
Seyyed Afshin Nateghi
Abdul-Reza Dabbagh*
Affiliation:
Young Researchers Club of Islamic Azad University, Bandar-e Lengeh Branch Department of Marine Biology, University of Hormozgan, Faculty of Basic Sciences, PO Box: 3995, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran
Musa Keshavarz
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, University of Hormozgan, Faculty of Basic Sciences, PO Box: 3995, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran
Dariush Mohammadikia
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, University of Hormozgan, Faculty of Basic Sciences, PO Box: 3995, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran
Majid Afkhami
Affiliation:
Young Researchers Club of Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch
Seyyed Afshin Nateghi
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Malard Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: A.-R. Dabbagh, Department of Marine Biology, University of Hormozgan, Faculty of Basic Sciences, PO Box: 3995, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran email: rezadabbagh@yahoo.com
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Abstract

In Iran, the sandfish, Holothuria scabra is the most exploited sea cucumber species which is harvested at Qeshm Island because of the high demand from Indian and Bangladeshi traders. Some specimens of the sea cucumber were collected by snorkellers diving at depth of 5 m at Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf. An examination identified the sea cucumbers as H. scabra. Previous research has not found this species in the Persian Gulf. This report is the first to document the highly valued commercial sea cucumber in the Persian Gulf region.

Keywords

Holothuria scabrasea cucumberQeshm IslandPersian Gulf
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e69
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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