Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Chitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 0 - 49 m (Αναφ. 2022). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: USA, Colombia, Bermuda and the West Indies.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 281)
Valves color: Brownish red to buff with darker mottlings and speckles. Surface of valves: Glossy. Lateral area: Separated from the smooth central area by a strong, rounded rib. Central area: Peppering of black eyes. Girdle: appears naked, leathery and brownish to flesh colored (Ref. 281).
Maximum depth from Ref. 110502. On carbonate environments such as reefs and coralline sands. Epibiotic (Ref. 110502).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | 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.
Burghardt, G. and L. Burghardt 2006 Selected Chitons of Caribbean Area and the East Coast of United States and Canada. A Gallery of Worlwide Chitons: http://home.inreach.com/burghart/eastcoas.html[accessed20/01/06] (Αναφ. 281)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Τροφική ΟικολογίαFood items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Population dynamicsΑύξηση
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Αφθονία
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.5 - 28, mean 26.5 (based on 222 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.