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Cryptochiton stelleri   (Middendorff, 1847)

Giant Pacific chiton

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Japan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 865; O: Ref. 296.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Giant pacific chiton, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Chitonida () > Acanthochitonidae ()

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

; djupintervall 0 - 60 m (Ref. 127878).   Temperate

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Pacific Ocean. Temperate to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 32.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 865)

Short description Morfologi

Valves: Pure white; completely covered by what appears to be coarse maroon leather. Large white valves (Ref. 296).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Fisheries: The foot of the Gumboot Chiton is sometimes eaten in the same manner as the abalone (Ref. 296). Depth ranges from intertidal to 600 m. Inhabits a variety of bottom-types, but prefer stone and pebble (Ref. 290); at some periods in their life cycle, they teem into the intertidal zone (Ref. 339). Often found on the beach (Ref. 296).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt. 2006. (Ref. 296)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses

Fiskeri: av potentiellt intresse
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.5 - 9.9, mean 6 (based on 341 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.