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title: "Australasian Brown Sea Cucumber"
description: "Australostichopus mollis — Otros animales. Australostichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Stichopodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/australasian-brown-sea-cucumber
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australasian Brown Sea Cucumber

> Australostichopus mollis — Otros animales. Australostichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Stichopodidae.

- Scientific name: *Australostichopus mollis*
- Category: `other` (Otros animales)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar y costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1226
- Wikidata: [Q4305674](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4305674)
- iNaturalist taxon: [432816](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/432816)

## Names

- en: Australasian Brown Sea Cucumber

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (579), AU (256)

## Summary

Australostichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Stichopodidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Australostichopus mollis, commonly known as the brown sea cucumber or Australasian sea cucumber. This species  has stimulated interest for its fishery potential in the Southern Hemisphere, and for its capability to reduce waste produced by aquaculture. Despite its ecological role and abundance in New Zealand coastal waters, the scarcity of knowledge regarding A. mollis biology and ecology has hindered the development of a stable fishery industry. Importantly, A. mollis represents promising…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australostichopus

## Photo

![Australasian Brown Sea Cucumber](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australasian-brown-sea-cucumber/medium.jpg)

Photo: Phil · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346189876

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australasian-brown-sea-cucumber?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).