Prices of sea cucumbers are related to the thickness of their body wall and their size. Species with a thick body wall (like teatfish) command higher prices than those with a thin body wall. For the 'worm' species, the 'large' category comprises 25-30 pieces to a kg, the 'medium category' 70-80 pieces per kg, the 'small category' 130-140 pieces per kg and extra small more than 180 pieces per kg. The wholesale price of some of the commercial species of beche-de-mer is shown in Table 1.
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Figure 1. Local names of commercial species of sea cucumber from
Table 1. Wholesale price of some species of beche-de-mer from Sabah.
Species | Wholesale Price (US$/kg) |
Teatfish (H. nobilis, H. fuscogilva) | 42.10 or 78.95 (retail) |
Sandfish (H. scabra) | 10.53 (small) or 18.42 (medium) or 36.84 (large) |
Kasut (H. fuscopunctata) | 6.58 |
Patola (Holothuria leucospilota) | 5 |
Tri kantos | 1.58 |
Bantunan | 1.32 |
Broam beauty (white) | 9.21 |
Broam beauty (brown) | 4.74 |
Gadol (Stichopussp.) | 17.89 (small) or 21.05 (medium) or 23.68 (large) |
Boli-boli (Actinopyga miliaris) | 17.11 |
Talipan or timpul (Thelenota ananas) | 17.11 |
Legs (T. anax) | 3.68 |
Mother tadik (Bohadschiasp.) | 7.37 |
Leopard (Bohadschia sp.) | 9.21 |