Despite being soft, squishy, and slow-moving, sea cucumbers (Class Holothuroidea) are surprisingly tough. They scavenge in harsh, rapidly changing conditions on the ocean floor, under the constant ...

Some, like the Tomato Devil and Sea Cucumber Devil, are notably weak and fail to challenge experienced fighters. Even the Bat Devil and Leech Devil, despite their aggression, struggle to make a ...

In 2018, it discovered a new species of sea cucumber. While the robot was about 4,400 feet below the surface, a cylindrical figure appeared in the water, according to the study. It was about a foot ...

Researchers inside a deep-sea vehicle collected sea cucumbers from the seafloor, then discovered two new species. Jong Marshes via Unsplash Off the western coast of Australia, the Wallaby-Zenith ...

The sea cucumber is an important animal to the islands of Palau. Many ecological systems depend upon it as a food resource. The sea cucumber's eggs are a primary food source for many other sea ...

An curved arrow pointing right. On a recent expedition in the Mariana Trench, NOAA's Okeanos Explorer team spotted this sea cucumber and the unique way it swims. Produced by Grace Raver Footage ...

Sea cucumber stocks are under intense fishing pressure throughout the world according to a new FAO report. Most high value commercial species have been depleted in the African and Indian ocean ...