Halocynthia aurantium   (Pallas, 1787)

Pacific sea peach

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Ascidiacea | Stolidobranchia | Pyuridae

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

Sessile; depth range 0 - 100 m (Ref. 865).  Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic and Northern Pacific. Polar and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Tokioka, T. 1967. (Ref. 3677)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 1.3 - 10.2, mean 3.5 (based on 613 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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