Gastropoda |
Neogastropoda |
Muricidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from East and South Africa to Papua New Guinea; north to Japan and south to Queensland.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 8.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 6.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Collected for food at low tide, where common (Ref. 349). Preys on oysters and barnacles (Ref. 349).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Females usually gather for spawning, depositing the stalked egg capsules together in large sheets.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Gastropods. p. 363-648. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 349)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
