Palaeacanthocephala |
Polymorphida |
Polymorphidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Host. Subtropical
Circumglobal.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 1.5 cm TL (female)
The body has a distinct bulge near the proboscis covered with I broad band of small hooks. A second band occurs on the body between the bulge and the proboscis.The proboscis is short, club-shaped and has numerous large, uniform hooks (16- 20 usually 18 longitudinal (spiral) rows of 8-9 hooks each). Lemnisci (in adults) are elongate. The form B. thunni was distinguished because it had short lemnisci (0.8 mm long).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Williams, E.H. Jr. and L. Bunkley-Williams 1996 Parasites of offshore big game fishes of Puerto Rico and the Western Atlantic. Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environment Resources, San Juan, PR, and the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, 382 p. 320 drawings. (Ref. 359)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Trophic EcologyFood items (preys)
Diet composition
Food consumption
Predators
Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproductionMaturityFecunditySpawningEggsEgg developmentLarvae PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). |
Price category
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
