Gastropoda |
Cycloneritida |
Neritidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 3 m (Ref. 100959). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: from East and South Africa, to eastern Polynesia; north to southern Japan, and south to southern Queensland and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 3.0 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)
Shell surface with radial ridges. Columella with 3 teeth. Colouration: pale with variable dark blotches, at times uniformly bluish black with pale interior (Ref. 128042).
Collected where common, for food and shellcraft, in many localities of the whole Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 349). In protected areas (Refs. 349, 128042). Common in intertidal rocks (Refs. 2925, 128042), often in crevices (Ref. 128042). Found in sandy shores, near the vicinity of the depression formed during low tides to avoid desiccation. Squirts water at its attacker when disturbed (Ref. 125338). Also found in mangrove areas (Ref. 129120).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the order Neritopsina are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.
Poutiers, J.M. 1998 Gastropods. p. 363-648. In Carpenter, K. E. and V. H. Niem. 1998. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves, and gastropods. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 349)
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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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.6 - 29.3, mean 28.5 (based on 2914 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
