Ischnochiton comptus, Fancy chiton

Ischnochiton comptus   (Gould, 1859)

Fancy chiton
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Ischnochitonidae

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

.  Subtropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Western Pacific: Japan, south to the Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 283)

Short description Morfologi

Valves broad; mostly light grayish brown; variously blotched with white, cream, pink, reddish chestnut or blackish brown; some specimens are olive colored mottled with white. Valve surface microgranulose, sculptured with numerous weak, glossy, radiating riblets. Girdle scaly and colored in alternating yellowish and grayish or brownish bands.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found from intertidal to 50 m, on rocks and gravel (Ref. 75835). Also found under stones, just before Sargassum sp. (Ref. 128661).

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 Selected Chitons of Asia, Japan and Pacific region. A Gallery of Worldwide Chitons: http://home.inreach.com/burghart/asia.html[accessed20/01/06] (Ref. 283)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Internet-källor

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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