Gastropoda | 
Not assigned | 
Lottiidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				;  djupintervall 0 - 6 m (Ref. 76990).  Tropical; 36°N -   24°S, 75°E -   175°E			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Indo-West Pacific:  from India and Sri Lanka to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to southern Queensland.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349); common length : 4.0 cm SHL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 349)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Intertidal, on exposed rocky shores (Refs. 799, 75835).  Occupy the mid and low intertidal zone. Graze on microalgae, encrusting macroalgae, and their spores. Exhibits homing behavior (Ref. 127113).  Found amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds (Ref. 126136).  Part of the fouling communities attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
			
			
				
					Members of the order Patellogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners.  Life cycle:  Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.				
			
			
			
			
			
				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  
			
			
				Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske			
			
			
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					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)FödosammansättningFödointagPredatorer   Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans   PhysiologySyreförbrukning
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 25.4 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 2290 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.