Cypraea mauritiana, Humpback cowrie : fisheries
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Cypraea mauritiana   Linnaeus, 1758

Humpback cowrie

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Cypraea mauritiana  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classificatie / Namen Lokale namen | Synoniemen | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Cypraeidae

Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie

Benthic; diepte 2 - 5 m (Ref. 101327).  Tropical

Verspreiding Territories | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Introducties

Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to eastern Polynesia, not in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, nor the Gulf of Bengal; north to Japan and Hawaii, and south to central Queensland and New Caledonia.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm SHL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 349); common length : 10.0 cm SHL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 349)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthisch)

Frequently in the Indo-West Pacific for food and shellcraft (Ref. 349). Depth range is based on occurrence in French Polynesia (Ref. 101327); to be replaced with a better reference. Under stones and in crevices of rocky headlands exposed to strong wave action (Ref. 349). Usually found among dark rocks (Ref. 799). Mostly active at night. Mainly inhabits shallow subtidal levels. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349). Most cypraeids are herbivores (Ref. 113307).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Hoofdreferentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Gastropods. p. 363-648. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 349)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Niet geëvalueerd 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij
(Ref. 71543)		 Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Prijsklasse
(Ref. 80766):		 Unknown.
Nutrients
 Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 15.9 [14.8, 16.9] %; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [48.5, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.