Gastropoda |
Cephalaspidea |
Aglajidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 867). Tropical; 28°N - 4°N, 88°E - 51°E (Ref. 83435)
Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 844)
Assumed maximum length from Ref. 844. Common, on rocky bottoms from the intertidal zone to a depth of 18 m (Ref. 867). A voracious carnivore, feeding on other opisthobranchs (Refs. 822, 867).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Cephalaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Debelius, H. 2001 Nudibranchs and sea snails: Indo-Pacific field guide. Unterwasserarchiv, IKAN, frankfurt, Germany, 3rd ed. 321 pp. (Ref. 844)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 28.7, mean 27.5 (based on 593 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
