Boreochiton ruber, Northern red chiton

Boreochiton ruber   (Linnaeus, 1767)

Northern red chiton
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Tonicellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 0 - 300 m (Ref. 289).  Temperate

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Northern Atlantic and Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.3 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 281)

Short description Morfologi

Valves: Moderately elevated valves; smooth except for growth wrinkles; Colored a light tan covered with a marbling of orange-red, or entirely red. Girdle: Reddish brown with weak maculations and covered with minute, elongated scales.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Slow moving dweller (Ref. 7726). Subtidal to 300 meters (Ref. 289). Found from intertidal to 200 m, on seaweed (Ref. 75835). Common on underside of rocks (Ref. 7726).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt. 2006. (Ref. 281)

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

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 0.9 - 11.4, mean 7 (based on 1183 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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