Murex tribulus, Caltrop murex : fisheries

Murex tribulus   Linnaeus, 1758

Caltrop murex

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Muricidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; djupintervall 1 - 15 m (Ref. 349).  Tropical

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-West Pacific: in southeast Africa and Madagascar, and from the easternmost part of the Indian Ocean to Melanesia; north to southern Japan and south to northern Queensland and New Caledonia; probably in the Marshall Islands.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349); common length : 8.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Used as food locally, the empty shell sold for collections (Ref. 349). Mainly found in shallow water (Ref. 349).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Gastropods. p. 363-648. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Trophic Ecology
Food items (preys)
Födosammansättning
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Predatorer
Ekologi
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Population dynamics
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Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
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Larvae
Distribution
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Ekosystem
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Taxonomy
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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2962 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

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