Chicoreus brevifrons, West Indian murex : fisheries

Chicoreus brevifrons   (Lamarck, 1822)

West Indian murex

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Muricidae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 83 m (Ref. 83435).  Tropical; 25°N - 6°S, 83°E - 37°E (Ref. 83435)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific and Western Atlantic: Caribbean to Brazil.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.5 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83435); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 355)

Short description Morphology

Shell elongate, anterior canal wall developed, 3 axial varices present on last whorl, varices with foliated spines, surface sculpture of flat spiral cords and cordlets in the interspaces. Colour: variable, with dark and pale spiral bands, aperture whitish.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

On mud flats in protected bays and lagoons, near oyster flats, and mangrove environments (Ref. 355).

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

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Leal, J.H. 2003. (Ref. 355)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.1 - 28, mean 27.1 (based on 264 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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