Gastropoda | 
Littorinimorpha | 
Cypraeidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range				
				
					Sinh thái học				
				
			
			
				;  Mức độ sâu ? - 10 m (Tài liệu tham khảo 126058).  Tropical			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Indo-Pacific.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Weight / Age
			
			
				Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.5 cm SHL con đực/không giới tính; (Tài liệu tham khảo 349); common length : 8.0 cm SHL con đực/không giới tính; (Tài liệu tham khảo 349)			
			
			
							
				
				
					
						Shell is smooth and shiny, with an elliptical to egg-like shape. Brown, with distinctive variable fine dark brown line patterns on the dorsal surface and black spots on the two sides. Ventral surface appears cream to gray. Aperture is long and narrow, without an operculum. Both upper and lower lips are lined with small teeth.					
				
				
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Collected for food by coastal populations in many areas.  Shell used in shellcraft or sold for collections (Ref. 349). Found in coral reef and rocky habitats, common in shallow water and tide pools (Ref. 128042), under slabs and stones and in caverns of the outer edge of coral reefs.  Inhabits well-aerated waters.  Mainly nocturnal (Ref. 349).  Members of the family Cypraeidae are primarily carnivores (Ref. 67623).  Reported from Hong Kong to be found on the ceilings and walls of submarine caves (Ref. 126058).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Eggs | Sự sinh sản | Larvae				
			
			
				
					Members of the order Neotaenioglossa 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. (Tài liệu tham khảo 349)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						IUCN Red List Status    
						 (Tài liệu tham khảo 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
			
				CITES status   (Tài liệu tham khảo 108899)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				CMS (Tài liệu tham khảo 116361)
			
			
				
					Not Evaluated				
			
			
			
			
			
				Threat to humans  
			
			
				
					  Harmless				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Human uses  
			
			
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						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 25.1 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 2882 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.