Gastropoda |
Littorinimorpha |
Cypraeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: South and East Africa to eastern Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349); common length : 4.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349)
Collected mainly for its shell, sometimes also for food (Ref. 349). Abundant either in quiet or moderately high-energy environments. Usually occurring under stones and coral slabs or on the underside of rocks, sometimes on algal crests of reefs. Also found on subtidal zones in shallow waters. Dead shells occasionally washed up on the beaches (Ref. 88739).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell
| FishSource | Sea Around Us
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFödoslag
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Food rations
Predatorer
Life cycleReproduktionKönsmognadFecundityLekEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarvdynamik Human RelatedAquaculture profiles
Stamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.9 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1136 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
Nutrients : Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 15.9 [14.8, 16.9] %; 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.