Polyplacophora |
Chitonida |
Acanthochitonidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; djupintervall 0 - 115 m (Ref. 2022). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Colombia and the Caribbean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm DL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 83435)
Under rocks and corals (Ref. 2022, page 123).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Polyplacophora are mostly gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into lecitotrophic planktonic trocophore larvae (no veliger stage) which later metamorphose and settle on the bottom as young adults.
Gracia, A.C., J.M. Diaz and N.E. Ardilla 2005 Quitones (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) del mar Caribe Colombiano. Biota Colombiano 6(1):117-125. (Ref. 2022)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
| FishSource |
Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Födosammansättning
Födointag
Predatorer
Population dynamicsTillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
PhysiologySyreförbrukning
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet-källor
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 25.6 - 28.2, mean 27.6 (based on 114 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.