Priapulomorpha |
Not assigned |
Tubiluchidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 116111). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm BASL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1591)
Found in shallow waters (Ref. 425); inhabits sand and mud substrata (Ref. 1585); found in coral sand (Ref. 1589), coarse sand (Ref. 116111 and silty sand (Ref. 1591).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Priapulida are gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs develop into benthic priapulid larvae before turning into adult.
Higgins, R.P. and V. Storch. 1991. (Ref. 1570)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 23.7 - 28.3, mean 27 (based on 476 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.