Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Gastropteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 36 - 1400 m (Ref. 822). Temperate
Eastern Pacific: Alaska to Mexico. Tropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 822)
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 822. Collected almost solely offshore (Ref. 822). Found at depths at least 30 m (Ref. 2376).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Behrens, D.W. and A. Hermosillo. 2005. (Ref. 822)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 3.6 - 7.9, mean 5.2 (based on 83 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.