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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Cepola Schlegelii

Cepola schlegelii Bleeker, 1854
Max Length
50 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.4
Depth
15–149 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Found usually occurs in small loose groups, on muddy bottoms of fairly deep water down to 100 m, and rises vertically up to 15 m, to feed on plankton drifting over .

Scientific Name
Cepola schlegelii
Authority
Bleeker, 1854
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
50 cm
Depth Range
15–149 m
Trophic Level
3.4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Cepola Schlegelii is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Cepola Schlegelii is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 149 m . Tropical West Pacific: central Honshu in Japan southward to Taiwan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.4±0.45
Food Items

plankton drifting over (Ref

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00102 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
50cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
36.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.4
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Bleeker, 1854

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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