Ichthyostraca |
Arguloida |
Argulidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host. Tropical
Central Pacific: USA and Thailand.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the subclass Branchiura are gonochoric. Copulation occurs inside the host but the eggs are deposited outside the host. Life cycle: Eggs hatch into nauplii or juveniles before developing into adults.
Rushton-Mellor, S.K. 1991 Argulus papuensis n. sp., a new fish louse (Crustacea: Branchiura) from Papua New Guinea. Systematic Parasitology 18:67-75. (Ref. 64181)
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
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
Price category
Unknown.
