Asymmetron lucayanum

Asymmetron lucayanum   Andrews, 1893


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

Leptocardii | Not assigned | Branchiostomidae

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

Benthic; depth range 11 - 915 m (Ref. 124788).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Climate: tropical, subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1478)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 124788. Filter-feeder (Ref. 833). Coral sand (Ref. 1485). Also Ref. 1478. Found in shallow waters, on sediments containing high percentage of sand and granule, with low moisture and organic matter content (Ref. 124788).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Members of the class Cephalochordata are gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktotrophic larva and later on to benthic adults.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Nishikawa, T. 2004. (Ref. 766)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  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): 24 - 28.8, mean 27.3 (based on 420 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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