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Charonia tritonis   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Great triton

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Charonia tritonis

Seychelles country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Aldabra (Ref. 114477). C: Ref. 114477.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sabourin, N., B. Mathé and S. Huet, 2016
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Gastropoda > Littorinimorpha () > Ranellidae (triton shells) > Cymatiinae

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

Benthic; depth range 1 - 40 m (Ref. 118675).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific: from Red Sea to Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Japan to New Zealand. Tropical and temperate.

All reports of Charonia tritonis in the Mediterranean are Charonia variegata (Ref. 114477).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 50.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 114242)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds on sea stars and sea urchins, including crown-of-thorns starfish (Ref. 122680).

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

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 References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Smith, B.D. 2003. (Ref. 3116)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.9 - 29.3, mean 27.9 (based on 1273 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.