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Neogastropoda |
Muricidae | Rapaninae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
. Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 349); common length : 2.5 cm SHL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 349)
Often collected for its brightly coloured shell. Used also as food in Indochinese countries (Ref. 349). Inhabits shallow subtidal waters. Lives parasitically on sea urchins on which they feed by protruding a long snout between the spines. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
statut CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Plus d'informations
Taille/ÂgeCroissanceLongueur-poidsLongueur-longueurMorphologieLarvesAbondance
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.6 - 29.2, mean 27.9 (based on 2167 cells).
Vulnérabilité
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Catégorie de prix
Unknown.