Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Chromodorididae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 3446). Tropical; 19°C - 28°C (Ref. 115969), preferred 27°C (Ref. 115969); 61°N - 9°S, 93°W - 29°E
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea: from southern Davis Strait to Brazil, and east to Turkey.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3446)
Minimum depth from Ref. 109264.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.
Rosenberg, G. 2005. (Ref. 3446)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 18.8 - 28, mean 26.5 (based on 262 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.