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Classification / Names / Names
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm SHL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. )
Found on exposed rocky shores, amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds (Ref. 126136). Occupy the mid and low intertidal zone. Graze on microalgae, encrusting macroalgae, and their spores. A non-homing limpet. Migrates to upper shore levels in winter (Ref. 127113). A fouling species attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121). Shell serves as a substratum for the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite (Ref. 127116).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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.
Nakano, T. and T. Ozawa. 2007. (Ref. 3436)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 17 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 1626 cells).