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Sea peach

Halocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The sea peach (Halocynthia aurantium) is a species in the family Pyuridae, order Stolidobranchia.

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Quick facts about the sea peach

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sea peach live?

Not recorded

Is the sea peach endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sea peach classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAscidiacea
  4. orderStolidobranchia
  5. familyPyuridae
  6. genusHalocynthia
  7. SpeciesHalocynthia aurantium (Pallas, 1787)

Synonyms Ascidia aurantium, Cynthia deani, Cynthia superba, Halocynthia deani, Halocynthia superba, Pyura aurantium, Tethyum aurantium

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Pacific sea peachEnglish
  • Пурпурный тетиумRussian
  • Халоцинтия пурпурнаяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sea peach

Other species in the same genus Halocynthia.

Sea peach

Halocynthia pyriformis

PyuridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sea peach?

The sea peach (Halocynthia aurantium) belongs to the family Pyuridae in the order Stolidobranchia.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sea peach (Halocynthia aurantium). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/halocynthia-aurantium

MLA

“Sea peach (Halocynthia aurantium).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/halocynthia-aurantium.

BibTeX
@misc{halocynthia_aurantium_2026,
  title = {Sea peach (Halocynthia aurantium)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/halocynthia-aurantium},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}