Table 1 Sea cucumber species recorded at Abou Ghosoun area during the period of study (2000, 2006, and 2016)
From: Destruction of sea cucumber populations due to overfishing at Abu Ghosoun area, Red Sea
Species | July 2000 | July 2006 | July 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Actinopyga echinites | + | + | + |
Actinopyga mauritiana | + | + | – |
Actinopyga miliaris | + | + | + |
Bohadschia similis | + | + | – |
Bohadschia argus | + | + | – |
Bohadschia vitiensis | + | + | + |
Holothuria atra | + | + | + |
Holothuria scabra | + | + | – |
Holothuria whitmaei | + | + | + |
Holothuria fuscogilva | + | + | + |
Stichopus hermanni | + | + | + |
Stichopus horrens | + | + | – |
Thelenota ananas | + | + | – |
Total no. of species | 13 | 13 | 7 |