Strombus pugilis Florida fighting conch

Strombus pugilis is commonly referred to as Florida fighting conch. Difficulty in the aquarium: Lett. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

12769 

AphiaID:

419695 

Scientific:

Strombus pugilis 

German:

Rote Fechterschnecke, Florida-Fechterschnecke, Florida-Flügelschnecke 

English:

Florida Fighting Conch 

Category:

Snegler 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Strombidae (Family) > Strombus (Genus) > pugilis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Australia, Belize, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Florida, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific), Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

2 - 183 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2.76" - 4.33" (7cm - 11,2cm) 

Weight:

69 g 

Temperature:

21,7 °F - 27,7 °F (21,7°C - 27,7°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus, Diatoms 

Difficulty:

Lett 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Strombus alatus
• Strombus gracilior
• 
  Strombus pugilis
  Rote Fechterschnecke, Florida-Fechterschnecke, Florida-Flügelschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-02-07 19:22:37 

Last edit:

2024-12-03 15:48:10 

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