Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 1 - 112 m (Ref. 1661). Subtropical
Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: Sub Antarctic region, East South America. tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1758)
This is one of the largest ascideans and is often coated in mud (Ref. 305). Assumed maximum total length from Ref. 1758. On a mangrove (Ref. 415). Found in mud, sand and silt bottom (Ref. 1134); lives on the bottom, often embedded in sediments (Ref. 1758). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic; both cross- and self-fertilization is typical. Life cycle: Eggs develop into lecithotrophic larva before metamorphosing into benthic adults.
Marine Discovery Centre. 2003. (Ref. 305)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 15.3 - 28.5, mean 26 (based on 1462 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
