Common names from other countries
Demospongiae |
Agelasida |
Agelasidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; εύρος βάθους 10 - 35 m (Αναφ. 415). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Μέγεθος / Weight / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm WD αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Αναφ. 415)
Massive, roundish, occasionally lobate up to 30 cm wide. Two distinct color: bright orange, and reddish to walnut-brown externally, lighter orange or tan internally. The surface is smooth. There are 3 intergrading kinds of oscules: 1. meandering invaginations; 0.1 - 0.3 cm wide; up to 5 cm long; 2. circular oscule, 0.2 - 0.7 cm in diameter; 3. smaller, circular to elongate, 0.1 - 0.2 cm wide, flush (Ref. 415).
Maximum depth from Ref. 108813. Coral reefs, usually below 10 m in depth (Ref. 415). It hosts alpheid shrimps in its canals (Ref. 86672). Commensal with amphipods (Ref. 82302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Eggs | Γονιμότητα | Larvae
Members of the class Demospongiae are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: The zygote develops into parenchymella larva (free-swimming) before settling down on a substrate where it grows into a young sponge.
Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Αναφ. 415)
IUCN Red List Status
(Αναφ. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Αναφ. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Εργαλεία
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες
Τροφική ΟικολογίαFood items (preys)
Σύσταση δίαιτας
Κατανάλωση τροφής
Θηρευτές
Population dynamicsΑύξηση
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Αφθονία
Life cycleΑναπαραγωγήΓεννητική ΩρίμανσηΓονιμότηταΓεννοβολίαEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyΚατανάλωση οξυγόνου
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.4 - 28.2, mean 27.2 (based on 58 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.