Ischnochiton textilis, Textile chiton
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Ischnochiton textilis   (Gray, 1828)

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

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Ischnochitonidae

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

Sessile.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Southeast Atlantic: from Namibia to south Natal, South Africa.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 104052); common length : 4.0 cm SHH male/unsexed; (Ref. 104052)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on underside of rocks, in intertidal pools (Ref. 104052).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Carpenter, K.E. and N. De Angelis (eds.) 2014 The living marine resources of the Eastern Central Atlantic, Volume 1: Introduction, crustaceans, chitons and cephalopods. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes, Rome, FAO, pp.1-663. (Ref. 104052)

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

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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