Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Metridinidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic-oceanic. Subtropical
Arctic, Southern Pacific, Northeast Atlantic and the Antarctic.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Epipelagic to mesopelagic depths (Ref. 106682).
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.
Froneman, P.W. and E.A. Pakhomov 1998 Trophic importance of the chaetognaths Eukrohnia hamata and Sagitta gazellae in the pelagic system of the Prince Edward Islands (Southern Ocean). Polar Biol. 19:242-249. (Ref. 1675)
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
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Price category
Unknown.