Copepoda |
Harpacticoida |
Leptastacidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Eastern Central Pacific: USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 82808)
Inhabits interstitial spaces of fine sand with particle diameter greater than 0.000104 m (Ref. 82811).
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.
Gray, J.S. 1968. (Ref. 82808)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
| FishSource |
Tools
More information
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae DistributionCountriesFAO areasEcosystemsOccurrencesIntroductions PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.