Gastropoda |
Trochida |
Tegulidae | Trochinae
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
Benthic; rango de profundidad 0 - 20 m (Referencia 349). Tropical; 32°N - 25°S, 45°E - 171°E (Referencia 81851)
Indo-Pacific: from Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to as far east as French Polynesia, north to southern Japan and Hawaii, and south to Australia.
Longitud en la primera madurez / Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 15.0 cm SHH macho / no sexado; (Referencia 349); common length : 11.0 cm SHL macho / no sexado; (Referencia 349)
Shell conical, large, thick and very heavy. Body whorl almost smooth, with concave sides above a protuding, acutely rounded and thickened periphery. Base shell flat. Aperture squarish. Colouration: shell off-white, with large irregular axial reddish stripes (Ref. 128042).
It is the most economically important gastropod species in the tropical West Pacific. It is both an important traditional food and a leading export item used as a source of mother-of-pearl material for buttons and jewelry. Many small sized artisanal fisheries for meat and shell exist in other islands of the area. Due to severe and frequent overfishing, management policies are often adopted and aquaculture trials are under way (Ref. 349). Maximum depth from Ref. 799. Typically found in shallow, high energy portions of barrier and reefs (Refs. 349, 128042). Feeds on filamentous algae and generally avoids bottoms of sand and living corals. Population density generally decreasing in deeper areas, while the mean size of individuals increases (Ref. 349).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Breeding period is marked by spring tides with external fertilization and nocturnal spawning.
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. (Referencia 349)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN
(Referencia 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Estatus CITES (Referencia 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Referencia 116361)
Not Evaluated
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial
FAO - pesquerías: desembarques | FishSource | Sea Around Us
Herramientas
Más información
FisiologíaConsumo del oxígeno
Relacionados con el ser humanoSellos, monedas, varios
Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida
(Ref.
115969): 26.3 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 2725 cells).
Resiliencia
Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.19-0.36).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera
Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Categoría de precios
Unknown.
Nutrients : Calcium = 126 [75, 177] mg/100g; Iron = 4.79 [1.67, 7.92] mg/100g; Protein = 15.9 [14.8, 16.9] %; Omega3 = 0.331 [0.263, 0.400] g/100g; Selenium = 57.8 [48.5, 67.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 μg/100g; Zinc = 1.97 [0.92, 3.02] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.
