Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Muricidae | Rapaninae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
. Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 349); common length : 2.5 cm SHL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 349)
Often collected for its brightly coloured shell. Used also as food in Indochinese countries (Ref. 349). Inhabits shallow subtidal waters. Lives parasitically on sea urchins on which they feed by protruding a long snout between the spines. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
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. (Αναφ. 349)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Population dynamicsΑύξησηMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionΑφθονία Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 29.2, mean 27.9 (based on 2167 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.