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Cypraea mauritiana   Linnaeus, 1758

Humpback cowrie

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

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Springsteen, F.J. and F.M. Leobrera, 1986
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known throughout the Philippines but in limited quantity (Ref. 821). C: Refs. 349, 821, 86518; M: Ref. 349; O: Ref. 821.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Littorinimorpha () > Cypraeidae (cowries)

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

; diepteverspreiding 2 - 5 m (Ref. 101327).   Tropical

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to eastern Polynesia, not in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, nor the Gulf of Bengal; north to Japan and Hawaii, and south to central Queensland and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm SHL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 349); common length : 10.0 cm SHL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 349)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (b.v. epibenthic)

Frequently in the Indo-West Pacific for food and shellcraft (Ref. 349). Depth range is based on occurrence in French Polynesia (Ref. 101327); to be replaced with a better reference. Under stones and in crevices of rocky headlands exposed to strong wave action (Ref. 349). Usually found among dark rocks (Ref. 799). Mostly active at night. Mainly inhabits shallow subtidal levels. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349). Most cypraeids are herbivores (Ref. 113307).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaarlijk voor mensen

  Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 3363 cells).
Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.