Liolophura japonica, Japanese common chiton
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Liolophura japonica   (Lischke, 1873)

Japanese common chiton
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Liolophura japonica

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polyplacophora | Chitonida | Chitonidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic.  Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific: Japan, south to Vietnam.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.4 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127116)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on exposed rocky shores, amongst Mytilisepta virgata beds (Ref. 126136).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Blackmore, G. 2001 Interspecific variation in heavy metal body concentrations in Hong Kong marine invertebrates. Environmental Pollution 114:303-311. (Ref. 81522)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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