Merga violacea

Merga violacea   (Agassiz & Mayer, 1899)


Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Hydrozoa | Anthoathecata | Pandeidae

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

Pelagic; brackish; depth range 0 - 210 m (Ref. 116114).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Pacific, Western Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 0.7 cm WD male/unsexed; (Ref. 2992)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize in reef, inshore and lagoon areas at depths of about 3 to 10 m (Ref. 87226).

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

Reproduction occurs only in medusoid stage (Ref. 1663, p. 16).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Migotto, A.E., A.C. Marques, A.C. Morandini and F.L. da Silveira. 2002. (Ref. 813)

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


CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.6 - 29.1, mean 26.9 (based on 2450 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.