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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 - 133 m (Ref. 100991). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: East and South Africa to eastern Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Usually found under slabs and small corals (also Ref. 799), frequently occurring in groups (Ref. 349). Also found in shallow subtidal waters (Refs. 349, 2925). Dead shells found on the beaches (Ref. 88739). Members of the family Cypraeidae are primarily carnivores (Ref. 67623).
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
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 22.5 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 2376 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.