Laevistrombus canarium   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dog conch
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Laevistrombus canarium

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Littorinimorpha | Strombidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 349).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific: from southern India and Sri Lanka to Melanesia; north to Japan and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 10.0 cm ShH male/unsexed; (Ref. 349); common length : 6.5 cm SHL male/unsexed; (Ref. 349)

Short description Morphology

Upper body whorl globose. Spire moderately low but wide as compared to other Laevistrombus species. Upper lip toward the posterior end straight. Colouration: Base dorsal color white with brown or brown tan wavy line (Ref. 128177).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Commercially fished for food in many parts of South East Asia (Ref. 349).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Poutiers, J.M. 1998. (Ref. 349)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28.1 (based on 1402 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.79-1.5).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

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