Vanuatu country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/Vanuatu/vanuatu.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Spotted auger, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Populaire namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Neogastropoda () > Terebridae (auger shells) > Terebrinae

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

; diepteverspreiding 0 - 210 m (Ref. 349). Tropical; 33°N - 30°S, 34°E - 110°W

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystems | Voorkomen | Introducties

Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, Sudan, Yemen, India, Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas Islands to Pitcairn, north to Japan and Hawaii, south to Australia, including Socorro Island (Mexico).

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 27.5 cm SHL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 349); common length : 16.0 cm SHL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 349)

Commonly collected in many areas, both for its edible flesh and for its shell which has been used as a tool in many of the South Pacific cultures (Ref. 349). Leaves characteristic wide tracks on sand when moving. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349). Intertidal (Ref. 106792). Found on coarse and fine sand. Usually crawls under the sand surface with the foot buried deeply in the sand (Ref. 106669). Feeds on an enteropneust and polychaete (Ref. 106669).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Voornaamste referentie Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet beoordeeld

Status bij CITES (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaarlijk voor mensen

Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: commercieel
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.5 - 28.5, mean 27.1 (based on 1105 cells).

Kwetsbaarheid (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).

Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Oxymeris maculata (Linnaeus, 1758)