Society for the Exploration and Valuing of the Environment (SEVE), St. Philips, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.
Biology of Marine Organisms and Biomimetics unit, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.
Adv Mar Biol. 2022;91:1-286. doi: 10.1016/bs.amb.2022.04.001.
Holothuria scabra is one of the most intensively studied holothuroids, or sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), having been discussed in the literature since the early 19th century. The species is important for several reasons: (1) it is widely distributed and historically abundant in several shallow soft-bottom habitats throughout the Indo-Pacific, (2) it has a high commercial value on the Asian markets, where it is mainly sold as a dried product (beche-de-mer) and (3) it is the only tropical holothuroid species that can currently be mass-produced in hatcheries. Over 20 years have elapsed since the last comprehensive review on H. scabra published in 2001. Research on H. scabra has continued to accumulate, fuelled by intense commercial exploitation, and further declines in wild stocks over the entire distribution range. This review compiles data from over 950 publications pertaining to the biology, ecology, physiology, biochemical composition, aquaculture, fishery, processing and trade of H. scabra, presenting the most complete synthesis to date, including scientific papers and material published by local institutions and/or in foreign languages. The main goal of this project was to summarize and critically discuss the abundant literature on this species, making it more readily accessible to all stakeholders aiming to conduct fundamental and applied research on H. scabra, or wishing to develop aquaculture, stock enhancement and management programs across its geographic range.
糙海参是研究最为深入的海参之一（棘皮动物门：海参纲），自 19 世纪初以来，文献中就一直有关于该物种的讨论。该物种之所以重要有以下几个原因：（1）它分布广泛，在整个印度洋-太平洋地区的几个浅海软底生境中历史上都很丰富；（2）它在亚洲市场上具有很高的商业价值，主要以干制品（海参）的形式出售；（3）它是唯一一种目前可以在养殖场大规模生产的热带海参。自 2001 年最后一次全面综述糙海参以来，已经过去了 20 多年。由于商业开发的强烈推动，以及整个分布范围内野生种群的进一步减少，对糙海参的研究继续积累。本综述汇编了超过 950 篇与糙海参生物学、生态学、生理学、生物化学组成、水产养殖、渔业、加工和贸易相关的出版物的数据，提供了迄今为止最完整的综合信息，包括科学论文和由当地机构发表的或以外语发表的材料。该项目的主要目标是总结和批判性地讨论有关该物种的大量文献，使其更易于所有利益相关者使用，这些利益相关者旨在对糙海参进行基础和应用研究，或希望在其地理分布范围内开展水产养殖、种群增殖和管理计划。
