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Acanthopleura loochooana   (Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829)

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Hong Kong country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Lantau Island, Repulse Bay, and Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 128661). C: Ref. 128661.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bullock, R.C. and K.D. Harper, 1994
National Database:

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Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Polyplacophora > Chitonida () > Chitonidae ()

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

Benthic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northwest Pacific: Japan, Chinese Taipei, and Hong Kong.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Shell is black, with some patches of white. Jugal region with white and black stripes and some light reddish brown coloration. Girdle appears banded due to the distribution of white, brown, and black scales. Valves are quite flattened, rounded, and eroded.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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