Polychaeta |
Sabellida |
Sabellidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
A hermaphrodite with a seasonal reproduction, i.e., between June to October. Age at first sexual maturity starts at 6 months of age.
Wehe, T. and D. Fiege 2002 Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf. Fauna of Arabia 19:7-238. (Ref. 2663)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |
Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Resilience (Ref. 69278): |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-0.24) |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543) |
(0 of 100). |