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Classification / Names / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Reef-associated; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 349). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from the Andaman Sea to Micronesia and Melanesia; north to southern Japan and south to northern coasts of Australia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Shell frequently used to make decorative items (Ref. 349). Inhabits sand or sandy muddy substrates (Ref. 128042), sometimes associated with sparse algae (Ref. 349, 128042). Often occurring in colonies (Ref. 349). Dead shells found on the beaches (Ref. 88739).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.4 - 29.1, mean 28.2 (based on 1084 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).