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

Sessile; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 113256). Tropical, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic, Indo-West Pacific, and the Antarctic: Equatorial west coasts of South America and west and southeast Africa. tropical to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101433)

This is the largest African pyurid, some specimens are larger than 10 cm across (Ref. 2673).

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

Kott, P. 2005. (Ref. 1134)

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

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.9 - 27.3, mean 21.2 (based on 1415 cells).

Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients : Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 16.6 [15.4, 17.8] %; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [48.5, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.

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