Aplacophora |
Cavibelonia |
Epimeniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 18 - 2000 m (Ref. 1881). Tropical
Western Central Pacific and Eastern Indian Ocean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1881)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Aplacophora are mostly hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic larvae which later develop into adults.
Scheltema, A.H. and M. Jebb. 1994. (Ref. 1881)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Diet
Food consumption
Ration
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Age/Size
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Recruitment
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvaeLarval dynamics Human RelatedAquaculture profile
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 5.4 - 13.9, mean 8.3 (based on 363 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.