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Caecosagitta macrocephala   (Fowler, 1904)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Caecosagitta macrocephala  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Sagittoidea | Aphragmophora | Sagittidae

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

Bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 5000 m (Ref. 116105).  Temperate; 5°C - 8°C (Ref. 1812); 64°N - 20°S, 98°W - 0°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Cosmopolitan.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.2 cm BL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3682)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 83318. Inhabits deep mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones (Refs. 3682, 83943, 116105, 116362, 116365) (Ref. 429).

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

Members of the phylum Chaetognatha are hermaphroditic. Mating behavior: A preliminary visual signaling behavior for species recognition is observed to prevent predation. Life cycle: Eggs directly develop into miniature adults (hatchlings).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Hansson, H.G. 1998. (Ref. 429)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 2.2 - 4.8, mean 3.3 (based on 2782 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.