Ascidiacea |
Stolidobranchia |
Pyuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Sessile; depth range 10 - 220 m (Ref. 2258). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Australia and New Caledonia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2258)
Assumed maximum total length from Ref. 2258. Found on a reef slope (Ref. 1134); low tide, lived fixed on branchy corals at the level of ramifications of the madrepores (Ref. 2258). Occurs at the low tide mark. Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Ascidiacea are hermaphroditic; both cross- and self-fertilization is typical.
Kott, P. 2005 Catalogue of Tunicata in Australian Waters. Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia Department of the Environment and Heritage. (Ref. 1134)
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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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): 23.4 - 26.6, mean 24.4 (based on 12 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
