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Berthellina citrina, Orange gumdrop
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Berthellina citrina   (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1828)

Orange gumdrop

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Berthellina citrina

Fiji country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 126793.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chow, L.H., V.P.F. Yu, Z.Y. Kho, G.C.L. See, A. Wang, D.M. Baker and L.M. Tsang, 2022
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lemon berthellina, ... more

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

Gastropoda > Pleurobranchida () > Pleurobranchidae ()

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 7727).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Circumglobal tropical and temperate seas.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 844)

Short description Morphology

Often with small flat shell remnant hidden in mantle above digestive gland. Color ranges from translucent pale yellow to bright red; back covered with small white gland cells which secrete milky white secretion as a defense mechanism.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Assumed maximum length from Ref. 844. Known from depths of 0 to 150 m (Ref. 7727); and at shallow subtidal depths under boulders on reefs; shells to 40 m (Ref. 337) and in rock pools up to 2 m. Hides under rocks at daytime, active at night (Ref. 844). Reported as a scavenger (Ref. 866) and as feeding on a variety of sponges and three species of corals, i.e., Tubastrea coccinea, Leptastrea sp. and Porites lobata (Ref. 84066).

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

Members of the order Notaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Burn, R. 2006. (Ref. 7727)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 15.1 - 28.8, mean 26.1 (based on 1478 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.