Not assigned |
Sipuncula |
Sipunculidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 60 - 370 m (Ref. 1840). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Western Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Longitudinal muscle band: 24-30 (commonly 27-29). Unattached nephridia. Brain: without digitate processes. Elongate papillae: extends from longitudinal epidermal canals to the middle third part of the body.
Neritic to oceanic (Ref. 1840); shelf to upper slope (Ref. 19). Shelf to upper slope (Ref. 19). At depths 60-370 m at Red Sea to the northwest Indian Ocean (Ref. 1840).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cutler, E.B. 1994. (Ref. 1840)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17.7 - 25.2, mean 21.2 (based on 15 cells).
Price category
Unknown.