Polychaeta |
Echiuroidea |
Thalassematidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 16.0 cm BASL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1175)
Found in sand. Feeds by extending its proboscis from its burrow. Food particles are trapped in the mucus sheath and transported to the mouth via the cilia on the cells lining the proboscis (Ref. 125338).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anker, A., G.V. Murina, C. Lira, J.A.V. Caripe, A.R. Palmer and M.S. Jeng. 2005. (Ref. 1175)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.