Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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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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> Archinemertea () > Cephalotrichidae ()

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

; profondeur 0 - 12 m (Ref. 125683). Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Introductions

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

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 125683)

Description synthétique Morphologie

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.

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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.

Référence principale Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Non évalué

statut CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Harmless

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Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Cephalothrix hongkongiensis (Gibson, 1990)