Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 70 m (Ref. 100989). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: East and South Africa to eastern Polynesia.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.5 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.0 cm SHL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 349)
Commonly collected in large quantities for shellcraft. Once used as a currency in Pacific and Indian Ocean countries, the shell remains as a divinatory item by some animist tribes in tropical Africa (Ref. 349). Found in shallow subtidal depths (Ref. 349); in reef areas of lagoons (Ref. 97298). Members of the family Cypraeidae are primarily carnivores (Ref. 67623).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Members of the order Neotaenioglossa are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)
Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Status no CITES (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Perigo para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
| FishSource |
Ferramentas
Mais informação
Idade/TamanhoCrescimentoComprimento-pesoComprimento-comprimentoMorfologiaLarvasAbundância
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.2 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1526 cells).
Vulnerabilidade
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Categoria de preço
Unknown.
