Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Oikopleuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 198 m (Ref. 3475). Tropical; 13°C - 29°C (Ref. 1134)
Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1610)
Marine, planktonic; found in waters with temperatures of 13 to 29°C (Ref. 1134). It has a warm water character, it is eurythermal, euryhaline, and cosmopolitan (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): 9.6 - 28.3, mean 24.3 (based on 2539 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.