Hydrozoa |
Anthoathecata |
Pandeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 210 m (Ref. 116114). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean and Western Atlantic: Belize, USA and Canada.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 3.0 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)
Polyps are elongate, 0.5 to 4.0 mm in length, without tentacles, and 10-20 or more per colony (Ref. 87236).
Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize in reef areas at depths of about 5 to 8 m (Ref. 87226).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reproduction occurs only in medusoid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 16).
Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock and D.M. Opresko 2003 Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophore, Second Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no,28. XI+115. With CD-ROM. (Ref. 1663)
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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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
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 4.4 - 28.4, mean 24.9 (based on 471 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
