Melanoides tuberculatus, Red-rim melania : fisheries

Melanoides tuberculatus   (Müller, 1774)

Red-rim melania
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Not assigned | Thiaridae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; freshwater; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Pacific Ocean: Africa and Asia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106790)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

No fertilization. Life cycle: Eggs pass into a cephalic brood pouch where they develop to juveniles before emerging out. Also Refs. 833, 105674.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Smith, B.D. 2003 Prosobranch gastropods of Guam. Micronesia 35-36:244-270. (Ref. 3116)

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

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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