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Chicoreus ramosus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ramose murex

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Chicoreus ramosus

Thailand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poutiers, J.M., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Branched murex, ... more

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

Gastropoda > Neogastropoda () > Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells) > Muricinae

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

Benthic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 349).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 33.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 20.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This large and common species is actively collected in many parts of the Indo-West Pacific realm (Ref. 349). Maximum depth from Ref. 101003. Often on clean coarse sand and rubble bottoms in which large individuals partially bury themselves. Preys on bivalves and other gastropods (Ref. 349). Damages pearl oyster beds (Ref. 799).

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

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.8 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 1524 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.