Common names from other countries
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 - 5 m (Ref. 1748). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Obligate Prochloron symbionts (Ref. 1134). Intertidal at depths of 0 to 5 m; colonial (Ref. 1748); reef-dwelling species, common on the reefs and ridges, often growing on the edge rather than the top of a stone exposed to sunlight (Ref. 1758). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic; both cross- and self-fertilization is typical. Life cycle: Eggs develop into lecithotrophic larva before metamorphosing into benthic adults.
Rocha, R.M., S.B. Faria and T.R. Moreno. 2005. (Ref. 1624)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29.2, mean 28 (based on 3639 cells).
Price category
Unknown.