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Chiton affinis   Issel, 1869


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Chiton affinis  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Qatar country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 107880.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/qa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Al-Khayat, J.A., 1997
National Database:

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

Polyplacophora > Chitonida () > Chitonidae ()

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

Sessile; depth range 5 - 24 m (Ref. 108355).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Indian Ocean: United Arab Emirates and Qatar, Persian Gulf.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Most chitons are microphagous feeders that consume fine algae and other organisms they scrape via their radula (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

George, J.D. 2012. (Ref. 107862)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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