Aspidosiphon elegans
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Aspidosiphon elegans   (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Carrie Bow Cay (Refs. 86591, 87224). C: Refs. 86591, 87224.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Schulze, A. and M.E. Rice, 2004
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Not assigned | Sipuncula | Aspidosiphonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean. Tropical and subtropical.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1840)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Neritic; commonly burrows in coral rubble (Ref. 415) soft rock, or dead coral in shallow waters (Ref. 775 and 1840). Known as a benthic species (Ref. 85346). Shallow water; burrowing in coral rubble or soft rock; common (Ref. 415). Lives in dead coral and soft rock in shallow waters (Refs. 775, 1840). Coral reefs (Ref. 116123).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés. 2005. (Ref. 415)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.9 - 28.1, mean 27.1 (based on 1793 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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