Copula sivickisi

Copula sivickisi   (Stiasny, 1926)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cubozoa | Carybdeida | Tripedaliidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.4 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 121705)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Known for its unique courtship behavior (Ref. 116531). Strictly night active; sits inactively, attached to its substrate during the day. Co-localized (in Okinawa) with the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Pyrocystis noctiluca which is constantly induced to emit light by encounters with planktonic crustaceans. Behavioral experiment validated its use of vision while hunting: it locates high-prey densities using abundant bioluminescent signals/flashes from P. noctiluca. Predominantly associated with coral reefs where it hunts largely for different planktonic crustaceans in surface waters at night (Ref. 116832).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Life cycle: Planulae in the gastral pocket of the female medusa are released into the water and will later settle and metamorphose into polyps and undergo budding and will metamorphose into a single medusa (Refs. 116531, 116543).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bennett, C.L., M.D. Nicholson and R.B. Erdman. 2011. (Ref. 116531)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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