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Placospongia intermedia   Sollas, 1888


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Placospongia intermedia  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the mangrove ponds of Cay Cay, Manatee Cay and Fisherman's Cay, Pelican Cays (Ref. 86836, 86789). C: Ref. 415, 83912; O: Ref. 86836, 86789.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
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Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Hadromerida () > Placospongiidae ()

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

; brackvatten.   Tropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Central Atlantic: Jamaica, Belize, Colombia and Panama.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morfologi

Thick crusts to branching. Brown to tan externally, lighter internally. Surface armored with cortical plates and a pattern of grooves with the inhalant surface. Hard and tough (Ref. 415).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Rare; shallow reef and seagrass beds habitats (Ref. 415) and mangrove ponds (Ref. 86789). Found on rocky and rubble substrates (Ref. 83912).

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

Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)

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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Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.