Common name
Grade
Grades of product
Number of pieces required for one kilogram
Size of sea cucumber in each grade (cm)
Price dry per kg ($USD) in Hong Kong markets
*
Actual Price Dry per kg ($USD) offered by Asian marine product agents
Usual Price offered to marine product agents in Fiji depending on quality (USD/Kg-dry)
White teatfish
High
A+
3-4
17-25
70-75
50-60
35-55
B
5-6
13-20
50-60
40-45
25-35
C
9-10
14-21
-
30-35
15-25
D
14-15
6-15
-
20-25
5-10
Black teatfish
High
A
4-5
12-22
50-55
36-40
28-35
B
9-10
10-17
40-45
26-30
20-25
C
14-15
5-14
-
15-20
10-15
Sandfish
High
Banned
Banned
Banned
80-90
Banned
Still sold but price was unavailable from marine product agents
Prickly redfish
Medium
1 grade
3-4
9-23
35-40
26-30
20-25
Stonefish
Medium
1 grade
100-105
2-9
8-12
5-5.5
3-5
Surf Redfish
Medium
A
9-10
7-14
25-30
20-25
15-24
B
13-15
5-10
20-25
15-18
15-16
Blackfish
Medium
A+
10-12
7-13
35-40
25-30
18-24
B
18-20
6-11
-
20-24
15-20
C
24-25
4-8
-
10-14
8-12
Elephant Trunkfish
Low
1 grade
3-4
10-25
5-6
5-5.5
4-5
Greenfish
Medium-High
1 grade
115-120
4-10
50-60
35-40
30-38
Curryfish
Low-Medium
A
9-10
8-17
33-38
25-28
20-25
B
18-20
5-14
24-28
20-22
18-21
C
25-30
4-13
-
14-16
10-15
D (
Geci
)
-
2-5
-
-
-
Amberfish
Low
1 grade
4-5
8-30
6-8
5.5-6
4-6.5
Brown sandfish
Low
1 grade
30-35
5-13
10-12
7.5-9
7-8
Deep water redfish
Low-Medium
1 grade
7-8
6-40
25-35
10-27
15-25
Lollyfish
Low
A
38-40
4-10
6-8
4-5.5
3-5
B
45-50
4-8
-
3-3.5
2.5-3
Tigerfish
Low-Medium
A
25-35
4-25
30-35
18-24
15-22
B
50-70
6-15
15-20
8-15
5-11
Snake fish
Low
1 grade
28-30
5-17
6-8
6-7
5-6.5
Pinkfish
Low
1 grade
45-50
5-12
6-8
6-7
5-6.5
Sea cucumber
Low
1 grade
40-60
3-12
-
-
3-10
*
Prices obtained from some marine product agents and the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests in Fiji Islands
Table 1:
Prices offered to Fijian marine product agents for bêche-de-mer by Asian markets as of December 2008.
