Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Eucalanidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 111077). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Oman. China and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Herbivore (Ref. 129013).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Copepoda are gonochoric and sexually dimorphic. During copulation, male glues spermatophores to the female's venter. Life cycle: Eggs undergo six naupliar and five larval stages before becoming an adult.
Neumann-Leitao, S., E.M.E. Sant'Anna, L.M. De Oliveira Gusmao, D.A. Nascimento-Vieira, M.N. Paranagua and R. Schwamborn 2008 Diversity and distribution of the mesozooplankton in the tropical Southwestern Atlantic. Journal of Plankton Research 2008:1-22. (Ref. 77979)
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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More information
Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowthMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundance Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.
