Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Chitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
. Tropical
Pacific Ocean: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, French Polynesia and Pitcairn Island.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.3 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 2866)
Intertidal species; inhabiting crevices and holes on solid rocks (Ref. 2866).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults.
Schwabe, E. and P. Lozouet 2006 Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from Rapa, the southernmost island of Polynesia. Zoosystema 28(3):617-633. (Ref. 2866)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 21.2 - 25.6, mean 24.7 (based on 70 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.