Copepoda |
Harpacticoida |
Ectinosomatidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 767 m (Ref. 108335). Subtropical
Arctic, Indo-West Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Neritic (Ref. 111077).
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.
Chertoprud, E.S., S. Gómez and H. Gheerardyn 2009 Harpacticoida (Copepoda) fauna and the taxocene diversity of the South China Sea. Oceanology 49(4):488-498. (Ref. 84363)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 0.6 - 23, mean 6.9 (based on 1178 cells).
Price category
Unknown.
