Appendicularia |
Copelata |
Fritillariidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Pelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 1134). Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 1134)
Indo-West Pacific, Northern Atlantic, and the Mediterranean: Equatorial regions in north and south Atlantic Equatorial Streams.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 3475. Marine, planktonic; not deeper than 200 m (Ref. 1134).
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
Human uses
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Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Morphology
Larvae
Abundance
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 20 - 27.2, mean 24.7 (based on 247 cells).
Price category
Unknown.