Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Fritillariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 167 m (Ref. 3475). Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 1134)
Circumglobal in warm water: South Equatorial Stream.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.2 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)
Marine, planktonic (Ref. 1134). It is found exclusively on oceanic waters; however in other regions there is preferential distribution in neritic waters and oceanic warm zones (Ref. 3528).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Appendicularia are protandrous hermaphrodites. Life cycle: Eggs develop into hatchlings (feeding juveniles) before turning into adults.
Kott, P. 2005. (Ref. 1134)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 11.5 - 29, mean 26.2 (based on 4556 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.