Tentaculata |
Cestida |
Cestidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic. Tropical
Cosmopolitan. Warm temperate to tropical.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 833)
Found in the outer continental shelf and slope (Ref. 116106).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Members of the phylum Ctenophora are hermaphroditic. Life cycle: Eggs develop into planktonic juveniles called cydippid and later gradually adopt the form of adults.
Madin, L.P. 1991. (Ref. 1610)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.