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Mauritia arabica   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Arabian cowrie
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Mauritia arabica


Cook 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:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Littorinimorpha () > Cypraeidae (cowries)

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

; εύρος βάθους ? - 10 m (Ref. 126058).   Tropical

Κατανομή Χώρες | Περιοχές FAO | Οικοσυστήματα | Παρουσίες | Εισαγωγές

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 349); common length : 8.0 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 349)

Short description Μορφολογία

Shell is smooth and shiny, with an elliptical to egg-like shape. Brown, with distinctive variable fine dark brown line patterns on the dorsal surface and black spots on the two sides. Ventral surface appears cream to gray. Aperture is long and narrow, without an operculum. Both upper and lower lips are lined with small teeth.

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Collected for food by coastal populations in many areas. Shell used in shellcraft or sold for collections (Ref. 349). Found in coral reef and rocky habitats, common in shallow water and tide pools (Ref. 128042), under slabs and stones and in caverns of the outer edge of coral reefs. Inhabits well-aerated waters. Mainly nocturnal (Ref. 349). Members of the family Cypraeidae are primarily carnivores (Ref. 67623). Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).

Life cycle and mating behavior Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες

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.

Main reference Αναφορές | Συντονιστής | Συνεργάτες

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

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Εργαλεία

Περισσότερες πληροφορίες

Χώρες
Περιοχές FAO
Οικοσυστήματα
Παρουσίες
Εισαγωγές
Stocks
Οικολογία
Δίαιτα
Τροφικά αντικείμενα
Κοινά ονόματα
Συνώνυμα
Θηρευτές
Αναπαραγωγή
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση
Γεννοβολία
Γονιμότητα
Αβγά
Egg development
Age/Size
Αύξηση
Length-weight
Length-length
Μορφολογία
Προνύμφες
Αφθονία
Αναφορές
Mass conversion

Διαδικτυακές πηγές

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Δέντρο Ζωής | Wikipedia (Go, αναζήτηση) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.1 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 2882 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.