Enteropneusta | 
Not assigned | 
Ptychoderidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range				
				
					Ecology				
				
			
			
				Benthic.  Tropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Indo-Pacific and Western Atlantic.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1185)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					This is a benthic infaunal species that burrows in soft substrates like sand, mud and clay (Ref. 116063).				
			
			
			
			
			
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				Cameron, C.B. 2005 A phylogeny of the hemichordates based on morphological characters. Can. J. Zool. 83:196-215. (Ref. 1185)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Ref. 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
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  PhysiologyOxygen consumption
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.