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Parachiton mestayerae   Iredale, 1914

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Kermadec Islands 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: Known from Meyer, West Chanter Islands (Ref. 88938), Sunday Island and Coral Bay (Ref. 88739). C: Refs. 88739, 88938; O: Ref. 88739.
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Main Ref: Gardner, J.P.A., M.J. Curwen, J. Long, R.J. Williamson and A.R. Wood, 2006
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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Polyplacophora > Lepidopleurida () > Leptochitonidae ()

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 45 m (Ref. 106682).   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southwest Pacific: Kermadec, New Zealand.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Living on underside of stones near low-water mark (Ref. 88739).

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

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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Gardner, J.P.A., M.J. Curwen, J. Long, R.J. Williamson and A.R. Wood. 2006. (Ref. 88938)

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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