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Red bait

Pyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)

Status not recordedother invertebrates

The red bait (Pyura stolonifera) is a species in the family Pyuridae, order Stolidobranchia.

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Quick facts about the red bait

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 red bait live?

Not recorded

Is the red bait 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 red bait classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAscidiacea
  4. orderStolidobranchia
  5. familyPyuridae
  6. genusPyura
  7. SpeciesPyura stolonifera (Heller, 1878)

Synonyms Cynthia praeputialis, Cynthia stolonifera, Cynthiopsis coalitus, Cynthiopsis praeputialis, Halocynthia vanhaffeni, Halocynthia vanhoeffeni, Halocynthia vanhoffeni, Microcosmus coalitus, Pyura violacea

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • RooiaasAfrikaans
  • Mittelmeer-AszidieGerman
  • violet stolonFrench
  • pyurazakpijpDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red bait

Other species in the same genus Pyura.

Sea tulip

Pyura spinifera

PyuridaeNo free photo yet

Cunjevoi

Pyura praeputialis

PyuridaeNo free photo yet

Sea tulip

Pyura pachydermatina

PyuridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red bait?

The red bait (Pyura stolonifera) 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). Red bait (Pyura stolonifera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bait

MLA

“Red bait (Pyura stolonifera).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bait.

BibTeX
@misc{red_bait_2026,
  title = {Red bait (Pyura stolonifera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-bait},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}