Sagittoidea | 
Aphragmophora | 
Pterosagittidae
			
			
			
				Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range				
				
					Ekologi				
				
			
			
				Pelagiska;  djupintervall 0 - 677 m (Ref. 116105).  Temperate; 45°N -   48°S, 98°W -   175°W			
			
			
				
			
			
			
				Cosmopolitan.
			
			
			
			
			
				Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
			
			
				Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.6 cm BL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 8281)			
			
			
						
			
			
			
			
				
					Minimum depth from Ref. 1715. Inhabits upper layers of all temperate and tropical oceanic waters (Ref. 2255).  Epipelagic (Ref. 116362, 116365) and mesopelagic (Ref. 3682).  Also in the outer continental shelf (Ref. 116105).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Life cycle and mating behavior				
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | 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).				
			
			
			
			
			
				Hansson, H.G. 1998 NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine "Aschelminth" (except Nematoda, which are treated separately and some other species poor phyla Check-List. Internet pdf Ed., http://www.tmbl.gu.se (Ref. 429)
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
					
						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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Verktyg
			
			
			
			
				
					Ytterligare information				
				
					 Population dynamicsTillväxtMax. ages / sizesLength-weight rel.Length-length rel.Length-frequenciesMass conversionAbundans   PhysiologySyreförbrukning
  Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
  
			 
			
			
			
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				Estimates based on models
			
			
			
									
						Preferred temperature  					
				 (Ref. 
115969): 15.9 - 28.2, mean 24.7 (based on 1746 cells).			
 
			
			
			
			
			
						
							
				
					
						Fishing Vulnerability  					
					
					
						Low vulnerability (10 of 100).					
				
						
						
			
									
						Price category  					
					
					Unknown.