Leptocardii |
Not assigned |
Branchiostomidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 11 - 915 m (Ref. 124788). Tropical
Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Climate: tropical, subtropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 2.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1478)
Maximum depth from Ref. 124788. Filter-feeder (Ref. 833). Coral sand (Ref. 1485). Also Ref. 1478. Found in shallow waters, on sediments containing high percentage of sand and granule, with low moisture and organic matter content (Ref. 124788).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the class Cephalochordata are gonochoric. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktotrophic larva and later on to benthic adults.
Nishikawa, T. 2004. (Ref. 766)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/SizeGrowthLength-weightLength-lengthMorphologyLarvaeAbundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24 - 28.8, mean 27.3 (based on 420 cells).
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.