Gastropoda |
Nudibranchia |
Tritoniidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 18 - 46 m (Ref. 79986). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.0 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79986)
General body color is greenish gray. Dorsal surface covered with a reddish brown pigment in a reticulate pattern. Gills are dark red and densely covered with white dots. Warts covered with white and green pigment. Margin of the sole of the foot is white.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Nudibranchia are simultaneous hermaphrodites. Mating behavior: Both individuals darts their penis toward each other to induce one to act as a male and the other as the female. The victorious one to penetrate the body wall is the dominant male. Life cycle: Eggs are deposited on a substratum where they develop and hatch into (planktonic) vestigial veliger larval stage and further grow as adults.
Sachidhanandam, U., R.C. Willan and L.M. Chou 2000 Checklist of the nudibranchs (Opisthobranchia: Nudibranchia) of the South China Sea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 7:513-537. (Ref. 78073)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
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
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
