Tentaculata |
Lobata |
Eurhamphaeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Eastern Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm H male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)
Weak swimmer; feeds on copepods (Ref. 2376).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Ctenophora are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktonic juveniles called cydippid and later gradually adopt the form of adults.
Haddock, S.H.D. and J.F. Case 1999 Bioluminescence spectra of shallow and deep-sea gelatinous zooplankton:ctenophores, medusae and siphonores. Mar. Biol. 133:571-582. (Ref. 1606)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Tools
More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
