Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Cymatiidae | Cymatiinae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 15 - 100 m (Ref. 118675). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 17.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 13.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Locally collected by coastal populations (Ref. 349). Generally hidden under stones and coral slabs during the day. Lower littoral zones and shallow sublittoral waters (Ref. 349).
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
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 2188 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.