Copepoda |
Calanoida |
Centropagidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: Iraq, Oman, China and Hong Kong.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Common and dominant, especially in winter to spring (Ref. 115367).
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.
Wu, L.-s., G.-z. Wang and S.-j. Li 2006 Seasonal variation in diel production pattern of Centropages tenuiremis in Xiamen waters, China. Hydrobiologia 559:225-231. (Ref. 77989)
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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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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