Gastropoda |
Pleurobranchida |
Pleurobranchidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Demersal; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 7727). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Subtropical to temperate.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 899)
Found in intertidal and sublittoral regions; under rocks (Ref. 899). Known from depths of 0 to 50 m (Ref. 7727).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Notaspidea are mostly simultaneous hermaphrodites.
Burn, R. 2006 A checklist and bibliography of the Opisthobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Victoria and the Bass Strait, southeastern Australia. Museum Victoria Science Reports 10:1-42. (Ref. 7727)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 14.3 - 19.8, mean 17.2 (based on 120 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
