Polychaeta |
Canalipalpata |
Chaetopteridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 24 m (Ref. 865). Tropical
Eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 865)
Size refers to cluster height (Ref. 865). It is found on rocks, pier pilings, and floating docks from shallow subtidal to a depth of 24 meters (Ref. 865).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
It reproduces asexually by dividing, as well as sexually; eggs and sperm are released into the water (Ref. 865).
Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.H. Londoño-Mesa. 2004. (Ref. 8159)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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More information
Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 8.8 - 22.7, mean 12.6 (based on 433 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
