Conidae (cone shells), subfamily: Coninae |
15 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m |
Indo-Pacific. |
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Locally used as food. This species is very poisonous which can inflict painful, and perhaps fatal bites (Ref. 349). Found under stones and coral slabs. Mainly feeding on small coral fishes (Ref. 349). Shelters at daytime and comes out to hunt at night, immobilizing its prey with its harpoon-like tooth. A venomous species (Ref. 85382), releasing a poisonous dart from the anterior end when handled (Ref. 801). |
(LC); Date assessed: 28 October 2011 Ref. 123251)
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venomous |
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