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Limnoria chilensis   Menzies, 1962


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Limnoria chilensis  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Chile country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: This probably endemic species is known from the Peruvian Province to Golfo de Penas and Strait of Magellan (Ref. 87801). C: Ref. 87801.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra, 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Malacostraca > Isopoda (Isopods) > Limnoriidae (gribbles)

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 87801).   Temperate

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Pacific: Probably endemic to Chile.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Its body length is 0.2 to 0.4 cm. It is white in color but occasionally it is greenish. In both live and preserved specimens it has dark round eyes. It also has a round cephalon.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

Members of the order Isopoda are mostly gonochoric. Mating behavior: Mating usually occurs before and sometimes during the parturial molt. Sperm transfer is indirect. Life cycle: Eggs are brooded in the marsupium, which later hatch into manca postlarva before developing into adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Häussermann, V. and G. Försterra. 2009. (Ref. 87801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.