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Cephalothrix hongkongiensis   (Gibson, 1990)

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Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Starfish Bay, as Procephalothrix arenarius. Known from southwest of Flynn's Point, east of Gruff Head, Round Island, and Crooked Island (Ref. 125683). Also known from Tai Long Wan (Ref. 124788), Hoi Ha Wan, Pak Sha Chau, and Tap Mun Chau (Ref. 126155). C: Refs. 124788, 126155; O: Ref. 125683.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chen, Y., 2007
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Palaeonemertea > Archinemertea () > Cephalotrichidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 125683).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean: Hong Kong and Australia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125683)

Short description Morphology

Color varies from pale translucent yellow to bright orange. Mature specimens entirely orange, with gonads showing as white patches along the lateral body margins. Has a large, distinct mouth. The bluntly rounded head is slightly narrower than the trunk, and the body is widest in its anterior quarter.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found under boulders or rocks in coarse sand (Ref. 125683). Also found on rock pools (Ref. 126155).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the phylum Nemertea are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch and develop into short-lived lecitotrophic larvae before metamorphosing into juveniles and further into adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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