Polychaeta |
Eunicida |
Eunicidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 1 - 30 m (Ref. 98782). Tropical
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea: Red Sea to Mexico, Peru and Galapagos Islands.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.5 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80356)
Members of the family Eunicidae may be carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and/or scavengers feeding on both invertebrate and algal material (Ref. 107862).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction peak occurs in summer.
Fishelson, L. 1971 Ecology and distribution of the benthic fauna in the shallow waters of the Red Sea. Mar. Biol. 10:113-133. (Ref. 3565)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)Diet compositionFood consumptionPredators 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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 16.7 - 29.1, mean 27.3 (based on 6572 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
